Women in both Antigone and Whale Rider are given little to no opportunity to express their true potential by sheer dismissal due to their gender. Often, women in Whale Rider were over-looked and given no-chance to defend themselves. When Pai attempts to associate herself with the opening of the school appointing a new tribal chief, her grandfather promptly commands her to leave because she is a, “girl go to the bank” (). Women are constantly neglected in the movie which portrays the men’s lack in societal evolution. It is passed down through generations that men are in the higher power position and women are to follow their lead. Similar to Whale Rider, Antigone address male concepts and mostly male characters. Women are overlooked and rarely
