A recent study has revealed that stepmothers are negatively depicted in over two-thirds of films. The research, which analysed more than 450 hours of film and TV content featuring a stepmother character – including Cinderella, Snow White, Juno and Modern Family – found that 60% perpetuate negative stereotypes of stepmothers.

The most common on-screen portrayals depict stepmothers as bossy, strict, neglectful and manipulative. Furthermore, a third of films portray them as wicked, evil and…