Penny is written to be a dumb attractive female while Bernadette and Amy are smart, but perceived as unattractive. This emphasizes stereotypical ideologies about women, in the fact that they are either hot and dumb or smart and not attractive. Even with two female scientists, the male characters still are misogynist towards them based on their looks.
The Big Bang Theory continually characterizes misogyny throughout each episode. They objectify women and tend to see them as more as caregivers, than their equal. The show illustrates misogyny through the treatment of women, portrayal of women, and how women are talked about on the show. Repeatedly, the male characters comment on women’s appearances and their attributions to sex, depicting male gazing. They portray women as inferior to the men in every aspect on the