The Heroines Archetypes

 A. Roughly the same thing regardless of gender 

• The Chief and The Boss are both goal-oriented leaders who don't usually back down.
  • The Boss usually gets a layer of equal rights propaganda thrown in.
• The Professor and The Librarian are both data-oriented introverts who don't know how to connect with other people (and often don't care).
  • The Librarian gets a layer of Beautiful All Along, which is something The Professor usually does not get. (Please list exceptions under the Examples section!)
• The Warrior and The Crusader are both tenacious protectors who can easily snap into Determinator mode.
• The Warrior gets nuanced by whether he's willing to accept The Call, whereas The Crusader gets nuanced by whether she's trying to save the world or just her little group. 

    B. Rough counterparts who still amount to the same general idea 

• The Bad Boy and The Seductress are both scarred by childhood and have troubled connecting with other people.
• The Spunky Kid and The Best Friend are both dependable allies who are always ready to help when the chips are down.

C. Those who don't seem to pair off 

• The Charmer, The Lost Soul, and The Swashbuckler don't seem to have female counterparts.
• The Free Spirit, The Waif, and The Nurturer don't seem to have male counterparts.

  According to the book, when working in the Romance genre 

1. A guy can be an irrepressible rogue who shows you a good time but doesn't stick around when it's over, but a girl is less likely to be like this.
2. A girl can be a quirky eccentric who lives life to the fullest and doesn't care what the neighbors think, but a guy is less likely to be like this.
3. A guy can be a gung-ho action hero with an eye for adventure and a blindness to possible risk, but a girl is less likely to be like this.
4. A girl can be a Damsel in Distress, a child-like innocent who needs to be protected but yet has great strength of will, but a guy is less likely to be like this.
5. A guy can be a brooding loner, a sensitive and vulnerable artist with a Gothic outlook on life, but a girl is less likely to be like this.
6. A girl can be a selfless caregiver who listens to your problems and warms your spirit with her genuine optimism, but a guy is less likely to be like this.

If you're going to defy gender stereotypes, those six are a great place to start.

The eight Heroine archetypes presented are as follows:

• The Boss
  • Female version of The Chief, decisive but sometimes inflexible, only with all the baggage that comes with the fight for equal opportunity.
  • Janeway from Star Trek: Voyager.
• The Seductress
  • Femme Fatale whose cynical, manipulative nature stems from a rough childhood.
  • Sally Bowls from Cabaret.
  • Rue from Princess Tutu.
• The Spunky Kid
  • Female version of The Best Friend, roughly; a Plucky Girl who's always ready to roll up her sleeves and get to work.
  • Rikku from Final Fantasy X.
  • Kaylee from Firefly
• The Free Spirit
  • A possible Cloudcuckoolander prone to flights of fancy and acts of whim.
  • Luna Lovegood from Harry Potter.
  • The book mentions Lucy from I Love Lucy.
• The Waif
  • The Damsel in Distress who can't fight back against her oppressors but can endure whatever they throw at her.
  • The book gives us Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz. It also mentions Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty.
  • Madoka Kaname from Puella Magi Madoka Magica.
• The Librarian
  • Female version of The Professor, she's got the etiquette down but needs a class in social skills. Likely Beautiful All Along.
  • Samantha Carter from Stargate: SG-1, despite being more action-y than most.
  • The book also notes Diane from Cheers and Scully from The X-Files.
  • Belle, from the film of Beauty and the Beast counts as well.
  • Adele Mundy from the Republic of Cinnibar series.
  • Twilight Sparkle from My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic.
• The Crusader
  • Female version of The Warrior - another tenacious protector.
  • Gunnm would fit right in.
  • The book mentions Buffy and Xena. Delenn and Ivanova on Babylon Five.
• The Nurturer
  • The cheerful caregiver who "nourishes the spirit" and puts everyone else's needs above her own.
  • Tohru from Fruits Basket may be the quintessential one in this role.
  • The book notes Mary Poppins.
  • Molly Prewett Weasley from Harry Potter.

Their villainous versions are as follows:

• The Bitch
  • Self-centered version of The Boss who "lies, cheats, and steals her way to the top."
  • History has a few queens who fall under this role.
  • The Queen in "Snow White" might count, even though her fight is more about being on the top of the beautyladder.
  • Sunset Shimmer from My Little Pony Equestria Girls is a highschool fantasy version of a given equivalent of a "queen" with a quest for usurping even more power from an actual monarch and who also fits The Schemer mold.
• The Black Widow
  • Evil version of The Seductress, The Vamp who can charm her way into anything.
  • The female lead of Double Indemnity.
• The Backstabber
  • Evil version of The Spunky Kid who uses your secrets to get her way.
  • Azula from Avatar The Last Airbender. She doubles as the Bitch, the Schemer, and towards the end, the Fanatic as well.
• The Lunatic
  • Insane version of The Free Spirit who is less eccentric and more "unbalanced madwoman."
  • "Ophelia! Ophelia! Don't go picking those flowers, dear, you'll hurt yourself!"
• The Parasite
  • Self-serving version of The Waif who could free herself but chooses to participate in atrocities rather than to give up comfort and security.
  • Crops up occasionally in crime dramas.
    • One episode of Criminal Minds had a girl who appeared to be an abuse victim of her serial-killing boyfriend, but was later revealed to be the serial killer in charge of the whole mess. This kind of villain doesn't count, since she wants to do the crime and isn't just going along with the perps.
• The Schemer
  • Evil version of The Librarian who uses "elaborate plans, intricate schemes" to ruin reputations and end lives.
  • Lucrezia from Girl Genius.
  • Ursula from The Little Mermaid.
• The Fanatic
  • Self-deluded version of The Crusader who "justifies her actions by her intent, and merely shrugs her shoulders at collateral damage."
  • Miko Miyazaki from The Order of the Stick.
  • Starlight Glimmer from My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic.
• The Matriarch
• Deluded version of The Nurturer, a "motherly oppressor" who controls the lives of her loved ones.
•  from Fruits Basket probably falls under this role. The mother from Psycho too, in a fashion.
• Western Animation 
  • My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic: According to Lauren Faust, the main girls are based around these.
    • Twilight Sparkle is The Librarian.
    • Pinkie Pie is The Free Spirit.
    • Applejack is The Boss.
    • Fluttershy is The Nurturer.
    • Rainbow Dash is The Crusader.
    • Rarity is The Waif.