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In creating characters, especially women, just keep in mind that they're human. Meaning fallible and full of unseemly quirks just like everybody else. You aren't being a traitor to your 'people' if you write a woman cooking a hamburger for her boyfriend. On that note, are you trying to testify to the socio-political ramifications of gender in today's society OR are you trying to write a story? Don't overthink your writing and its impact on others or all the joy of actually DOING IT will be sucked right out.

And who cares what other people think anyway?!