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Society’s push to have women participate in the work field increases pressure and expectations, making women needlessly feel incompetent if they don’t meet—sometimes impossible—standards. Striving to juggle time-consuming roles of a mother, a partner, a worker, a student, and etc to satisfy the expectations of society, has been dubbed the Superwoman complex. It’s increasing prevalence in society has expanded along with the advancements of women in the workplace, proving to be counterproductive to the pursuit of the well-being of women. To portray the Superwoman complex, I tried to show a female scrutinizing over a voodoo doll of herself, and trying to manipulate it to her will. Her narrowed, focused stare along with the needle in her careful hand parallels the neurotic self-criticism women may have about themselves stemming from unhealthy expectations from society, and their need to fix their flaws. I also added iconic images of superheroes in our culture to reference actual superheroes.