"Go girl, you are strong and independent" was always a theme in female pop songs, especially those targeting young audience, but when I grew up most songs were about love. I think.

But recently, I am not sure if I can recall a female pop singer singing about the old school love and desiring a man. Is it just me or are many female lirics today are outright separatist? Also, I have a feeling the same is not true about male pop singers. "Uh baby, be mine" seems to be still the number one theme.

I don't want to circlejekr and needlessly speculate - Is there any analysis or data on what kind of a message is girls and young women receive from the pop culture compared to boys and/or compared with the past decades?