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A 3 page paper. While progress has been made in terms of depicting women as intelligent, self-reliant persons, sufficient stereotyping still exists in the media to send a warped message to youngsters. The same is true of the underrepresentation of women in politics at all levels. This essay discusses these two premises. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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the feminist movement, we find that while the media have made progress in presenting males and females as being equally capable, there remains too much stereotyping. Dr. Nancy Signorielli of
the University of Delaware conducted a very large study that included an extensive content review of six types of media and interviewing over 1,000 youngsters between the ages of 10
and 17 (Children Now, 1997). Some of the data from this study included: * Television shows: 41 percent of males and 28 percent of women were shown at their
work place and 52 percent of males and 40 percent of females were depicted talking about their jobs (Children Now, 1997). * Movies: 60 percent of males and 25 percent
of women shown at work (Children Now, 1997). * More than 60 percent of women in film and television talked about romantic relationships while about 40 percent of men had
this type of conversation (Children Now, 1997). * Women depicted as using their intelligence: 34 percent in television, 69 percent in films but only 35 percent where shown as being
self-reliant in both media (Children Now, 1997). Matt James, who is Senior Vice President of the Kaiser Family Foundation, said: "Television clearly makes an impression on kids today, whether its
what they think they should look like or the qualities they associate with women and men. The media is a powerful tool that can either reinforce negative stereotypes or present
strong role models for young girls and boys today" (Children Now, 1997). There have been gains in terms of showing women as being intelligent, independent and self-reliant but sufficient stereotyping
remains for youngsters to gain a warped impression of what it means to be a women or man in todays society. Women are severely underrepresented in politics, whether it is
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