Gender Stereotypes In Anchorman

The portrayal of women in a newsroom is interesting to watch in movies about journalism. Often times, women are shown as minor roles throughout the movies. If a woman is put into the movie as a main character she is often doing something that hurts her reputation. A man could also be shown as superior to a woman. This creates interesting viewpoints of shows as the directors of movies show a strong male lead. Because this scenario is true in so many movies about women journalists it could hurt their reputation and help for women to be viewed in a negative light. This is negative because women and men are working hard to prove that they are equal, but the movie industry is not helping to prove this point. Although, some of these movies are outdated, …show more content…
She is the only female that plays a crucial role in the movie and is the only woman featured on air. The director cast Corningstone to be a blonde, bombshell to stand out as what the typical expectation of a women is. When Corningstone first arrives at the studio, Ron Burgundy and his team are overwhelmed by the strong female presence in the studio. Corningstone is ridiculed, faces objectification and sexual advances are in pursuit by her male coworkers. The males are in a competition to see who can sleep with her first. This movie shows how prominent double standards are in news …show more content…
Sacha Pfeiffer is one of the strongest female characters I have ever seen in a movie. She is the one that helps to get the story about Catholic priest off the ground and running. Pfeiffer is well respected in the newsroom and able to contribute a lot to the stories. She has a fire and spark about her that leads her to write such successful stories. Because of her passion she is able to delve deep into sources and get information out of them that most journalist could not. One of the most crucial scenes is when she is able to get a priest to admit that he did molest people of the