i can't think of any within the last 50 years. Even in the 1990's and 1980's female characters in Western media were pretty much all girl bosses.
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Oh ok I took the original question to be basically why aren't there any feminine role models, like the opposite side of the coin of the often noticed no masculine role models.
Already too few of those, so narrowing it down even further seems unnecessary.
You're still missing the point of Groundhog Day. Phil doesn't "submit", it's a story of self improvement. He's not even trying after Rita in the end (Rita: "why weren't you like this last night, you just fell asleep"), he's just enjoying life and making the best of things. But to your point, to "But why are you still here?" she says "you said 'stay' so I stayed".
The movie takes place over something like 50 years according to the writer with Murray reliving the same day over.
I do buy the overall self-improvement narrative in Groundhog Day.
But the central plot is the exact opposite of "just be yourself" and "enjoy life". The movie was 50 years of grind for Phil.
And none of that works, because that's all superficial crap. What does he do on his last day?
All for the joy of helping others, not with any expectation or transaction in mind. None of that was about the girl, he even rejects her coffee date. It's a Grinch's heart growing 3 sizes movie not The 50-year Simp.