"I wanted to show an influential, assertive woman who is also chic and glamorous," he said in a statement.

"New York City is one of the few places that accepts assertive women," she added.

In a feminist context, it can indicate a strong or assertive woman, one who might make men feel threatened.

Now the stocky, assertive woman is a gang worker, "trying to do the same thing he did for me."

Other stories feature strong and assertive women who in various ways challenge male dominance.

So maybe it's no wonder you like strong, independent, assertive women.

It is the story of an assertive professional woman who experiences emotional growth and romance.

Madonna represents an assertive woman searching for a lover who can accept her as a human being.

When will the day come that assertive women are portrayed as admirable?

He had never been at ease with assertive women.