Gender has been a topic of interest of mine for a while because it really interests me how deep the ways that systems in place for oppression are rooted. In media, especially in television and movies there is a big discrepancy in positions filled by different genders. In movies there aren’t usually women in roles that don’t portray them in a sexual way or solely in the stereotypical nurturing type of way. These portrayals are what reinforce these roles in stereotypes. As these stereotypes are acted upon they become infused in culture and this keeps the cycle going unless people grow to change. As these walls of culture are torn down level by level the life of a woman will be different and they will start creating a different culture.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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