Women are capable of doing the same great things men can do, including being a little boy’s hero.

In the Cartoon Network show “Steven Universe,” created by Rebecca Sugar, a super team called the Crystal Gems protect the earth in the name of justice, freedom and a sense of home.

Although the style and premise can resemble “Dragon Ball Z” and “Sailor Moon,” the show is unique enough to stand on its own for its ability to provide valuable life lessons. Most of these lessons center on feminism and femininity, with the cast being majorly composed of “female-coded” characters.

I say “female-­coded” because characters such as Pearl, Amethyst and Garnett are “Gems,” a sexless/genderless alien race, who appear to the audience and those within the show as female.

This is one of the show’s many interesting concepts. The existence of these characters establishes the idea that femininity is something that is expressed, projected and not inherently present within people from the moment of their birth.

What I find especially unique about the show is its main character. Steven is a chubby, curly-haired goofball and one of the only male main characters on the show. Of his many likable characteristics, his ability to embrace and respect femininity stands out the most.

He approaches gender with the mindset that there is little difference between femininity and masculinity. Power, strength and confidence are all things he finds in the female characters surrounding him, as well as compassion, emotion and gentleness. He never tries to set himself apart from the group of women he interacts with, but instead tries to be more like them.

He doesn’t feel the need to act certain ways and like certain things just because he’s a boy. The most flowery individual can be a force to be reckoned with. There is strength in all that sparkles. And though he has a father to look up to, the person he wants to be like the most is his mom.

Female representation in the media, though aimed at a female audience, isn’t limited to that one demographic. “Girl power” can and will empower everyone.