Female villain/Robber Bride

Think of female villains from literature and film. What do they seem to have in common? Is female villainy different from the male variety?

To mean when I think of female villains, I automatically think about sex. Many of the female villains in literature and film revolve around the scandal or lust over a man. I cannot recall any film readily were the female villain was not a sex object or was committing crimes where the male gaze was not present. Which is different from males because many times the male villain is seen as trying to end society or the world, a much grander crime and women are shown as fighting over the affection of a man. Women can be bad ass too, we are not just baby makers.