"Meanwhile he had one female character in a movie with six other male heroes and an all male cast of villains. But you know, he dressed her in skin tight lycra and always made sure she had make-up on during her fight scenes, so that's a step forward. Right? "
If you're talking about Avengers, you realize that's not "his," right? He had to use a much beloved IP with existing visual expectations (same reason why Jackson's liberties in Hobbit were frowned upon). Obviously you haven't seen Buffy, Angel, Firefly, the works that made him famous.