Gender Roles TV Gender Roles and Television Shows: The Inequality Continues Now more than ever the public holds dear the perception that women are gaining equal status on television, in the workplace, and in society. Susan Douglas asserts that while on the surface many television shows suggest women are empowered, there are still many areas where women are taking "a backseat to the boys" (Douglas 272)
Glascock (2001) notes often television shows portray men and women stereotypically, though this is changing, coinciding with "modern feminist sentiment" and female's expressions of under representation (656). Commentators note that women are often taking powerful roles in comedic environments with many males "relegated to secondary status" or portrayed as "villains" (Glascock 656)
The discussion revolves around whether females should be assigned the similar duties as men. Many experts support the view of equality while there is a big group which favors equity (Bolino and Turnley 29)
It is unethical in leadership practices that a female boss is suppressed just because of her gender. Organizations should inculcate the habits of professionalism and positive attitude among the employees so that they can learn how to play their role in the best possible manner (Caldwell, Hayes & Long 497)
Glass Ceiling Even if female employees tend to perform the same level of job as performed by the males, there are certain factors which do not let them promote. These factors are mainly social and psychological in a sense that there is no calculated logic behind not promoting women (Chen, Meindl and Hui 115)
Inclusion of these exceptional females can help organization grow at rapid speed. Particularly speaking in the context of modern business environment where proactive approach is desired to the maximum (Covey), this initiative can pave way for strong competitive advantage
Conclusion The sum and substance of this discussion is; there are gender biases in the organizations and no workplace is free of them. These biases and prejudices reduce satisfaction level (Igalens and Roussel 1003) of female employees and they tend to conceal their talent which can be used by organization to develop and grow
Organization may have invited women to join the organization and serve it for so many years. The organization may have promoted them in their functional lines but a stage comes where females wish to be promoted (Roberson 421) but organizations do not let them grow
It can also lead to fulfillment of corporate social responsibility in a manner that organization is offering job opportunities to a deprived sector of society. Organizations through their leadership styles and strategies can increase the level of acceptance of females as valuable employees who have equal capabilities like men and are able to play their role effectively (Schein 365)
There should be no prejudice on the basis of gender and fair chance of growth should be given to everybody. It can help organizations win competitive advantage (Zadek 334) and become an employer of choice for workforce
The producer of content divorced the traditional image representation and tried to make a new but catchy image of female actors, namely Miranda and Carrie. Notion of representation In Sex and the City, there is significant representation of females as well as feminist ideology, however at numerous occasions the producer could not remove bias from the content (Brooks & Hebert, 2006), script as well as the image being created in 'audience's mind
However, breach of confidentiality suits are brought against the media, lately against leading tabloids as well. Further, British media has aroused an 'instinctual anxiety' (Ewen, 2001) in social and cultural settings
The creation of reality into illusion and vice versa has been the hallmark of all contemporary media at one time or another. Mass media, specifically film (Featherstone, 2007) and theatre has been used effectively in U
The values, perceptions, and building of role model are influenced by the content that media plays. The placement of this content in prime time and its repetition sets the audience's 'mental agenda' (Littlejohn & Foss, 2009)
/ Now, Kate, I am a husband for your turn; / Thou must be married to no man but me; / for I am he am born to tame you Kate, / and bring you from a wild Kate to a Kate / Conformable as other household Kates."(Shakespeare, 24) the wife obviously needs to be 'conformable', that is, obedient and devoid of any personal will to speak or act in a certain way
¶ … Cultures Gender roles are behaviors and ways, which are socially constructed and culturally regarded as appropriately male or female (Burnham-Smith 1996)
They instead underscore the stubborn social expectations of modern gender roles still prevailing in American culture (Blakie). Gender roles in the traditional African culture are quite fixed (Bwakali 2001)
Many traditional societies, such as China reject the introduction of Western ideals, largely because they fear the loss of their own culture and identity. It has been surmised that the Great Depression and World War II undermined America's attitudes that it was the exception rather than the rule (Jespersen 1996, p
This norm will be used as the basis for selection of women in the media that represent traditional Chinese women's roles. Westernization Westernizing has been considered a cultural assault (Ling, 1999, p
The audience is presented the real gender of the character as well as the gender of the character. Cross-dressing on stage is a part of the Chinese theater tradition (Ping, 2005, p