The media plays a huge role in how
women are perceived – nearly all Americans are constantly exposed to media to varying degrees,
and even the subtlest differences between how men and women are portrayed and interacted with
have a huge impact on how consumers of media interpret their own roles in life. For instance,
when a female Politian discusses an issues, reports might state that she “complained” vs “said”
the details of the issue. From this, women and men subconsciously are reinforced in their beliefs
that women are not to be fully respected or listened to, which in turn causes women to be unable
to rise above these perceptions in their lives and careers, whatever they may be. Ultimately, the
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many forms of misrepresentation that women endure objectify them and reduce them to a…