The new Wonder Woman film reminds me what superheroes women have had to be this year

We need to act soon or we risk undoing years of progress towards gender equality, writes Remi Baker

Gal Gadot playing Wonder Woman has highlighted that women around the world have faced extra pressure this year (Warner Bros)

Wonder Woman 1984 has become one of the few blockbusters this year to have made it to big screens in the UK, well at least those that have managed to stay open.

The second instalment in the comic book franchise may not be everyone’s cup of tea, but its release certainly generated excitement among cinema-lovers much in need of some escapism.

The timing of this movie also felt very apt, as we near the end of a year in which women around the world have needed superpowers just to carry on with their daily lives.