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Susan Douglas’s “Signs of Intelligent Life on TV” discusses the emergence of feminism and the presence of intelligent, powerful, and hardworking women on TV. Douglas discusses how in some shows the writers will present female characters that defy gender stereotypes, however there are still signs of cultural bias against women in these shows. She acknowledges that in these three shows: NYPD BLUE, ER and Chicago Hope the writer acknowledges the significance of adult female audiences by including…

doing some research it was found that for ten years straight (2000-2010) females had approximately a 200 person lead on males in the United States when it pertains to a Bachelor’s Degree (Statista). There are many factors related to the educational gender gap including: marriage, divorce, and rates of maturity. Prior to the 1960s women were marrying at a younger age. Beginning in the late 1960s women began getting married at a later age allowing them more sufficient time to devote themselves…

Charlotte Perkins Gillman wrote a story that is considered to be one of the classics when it comes to feminist literature. Helped by her own experiences with patriarchy, it allowed the readers of today to almost relive a woman being driven to madness by a Victorian "rest cure", a once frequently prescribed period of inactivity thought to cure hysteria, depression, nervousness and anxiety in women. In the period of which this specific piece of literature was created was not only a time where…

Legally Blonde: A Meditation of Stereotypes Gender stereotypes are simplistic. Stereotypes do not bother to take account of the thoughts, behaviors, and individual desires of a person, merely taking interest whether or not the person is male, female, or nonbinary. In film franchises, such as Legally Blonde, writers and directors insist on propagating stereotypes despite the ongoing evolvement of archetypes in current society. Although in the final moments of the flick, Elle Woods surpasses such…

Stereotypes and Prejudices Benjamin Franklin is quoted as saying, “Justice will no be served until those who are unaffected are as outraged as those who are”. Discrimination based on gender, race, and age continue to haunt American society. Discrimination is most often caused by a stereotype, general impression, and prejudice, an unjustified or incorrect attitude about a group of people” (Bojanic & Nedic, 2015, p.487). Investigating these three areas, in terms of stereotypes and prejudices,…

Kat Graham once said, “There was a time when men thought it was sexy to have a housewife waiting for him to come home from work in her slippers, but in modern society, I think an independent woman is even sexier.” Women have to fight for what they want to be in life. Many people call the life that we live in “a man world,” however it is not just a man world it is also a women world too. Many thing can be blames for the image that makes people believe that women should live up to. There are also…

Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s short story “The Yellow Wallpaper” is the story of a woman trapped. The narrator tells her story by writing in her journal. We never learn her name, but we do meet her husband, the physician. The narrator and her husband, John, have moved into a colonial mansion for the summer. She has been diagnosed with hysteria, which was thought to be a feminine disease. This was thought to be the cause of most feminine ailments because of their fragile mental and physical nature.…

similar themes revolving around abuse and gender roles and how status affects those factors. True West features two brothers, trying to take the upperhand in their relationship between one another, all while trying to compete for the same job. Bug coroncials two anti-social shut ins who a feed off of one another 's insecurities and paranoia. Rooted in both of these situations is constant emotional abuse which comes to a head through physical abuse. Also, Gender affects the way the characters…

For practically of modern history, women have been subjected to scrutiny that privileged men have not needed to face. A prime example of this is being sorted into one of two groups, which are here referred to as either a ‘Madonna’ or a ‘whore’. There have been other terms to refer to the same split, such as ‘virgin’ or ‘whore’, as well as simply ‘good’ versus ‘bad’. The Madonna is someone who partakes in acceptable sexuality. Examples of such acts include being of appropriate age (not too old…

There has been lots of positive progress in the field of feminism to work towards gender and sexual equality in recent years, but there are still many issues that impact women and their sexuality that derive from a history of inequality. One current issue regarding female sexuality is that of sex work, and the negative connotations that…