How Are Women Portrayed In The Media

Beginning from a young age we create our identity in relation to what we see around us. If we are shown women being sexualized, as victims or in domestic roles, we are likely to accept it as being normal. The gender inequality being demonstrated in the media has many consequences. For example, when women are being portrayed as weak and passive, it can seem very unusual for them to be independent and powerful in our society. This can be injurious to both women and men’s ideas about what career path to take. Women’s representation in the media has been criticized very often for portraying them as weak, dependent, and as sex objects.
The mass media is part of our everyday life. Television, radio, magazines, newspapers, the internet, and movies