Are we finally trading mean girls for sisterhood? Female friendships have traditionally been depicted onscreen with a rigid hierarchy, but plenty of stories today about female friends today are moving beyond “rivalry” arcs, and toward centering equal, sisterly bonds. We're seeing more stories bout friendships that aren’t disrupted by women having to strive in a cut-throat social pecking order or to snap the right job or man, but are instead about how females can support each other and connect through shared experiences.

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00:00 Gals pals are pushing mean girls out
01:23 All the ways female friendships had been portrayed in the past
07:14 Older women on screen have avoided the cattiness
11:22 Friendships as community