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Women And The Media: How Negative Imaging Hurts Our Fight For Equality
By Guest Blogger Maria Broschi
We’ve seen stereotypes of women ranging from the boardroom to the bedroom; that of the dragon lady boss, to the portrayal of the juvenile “kitten” dressed in a “baby-doll” outfit, to the subservient female dominated by men dripping with machismo, to dangerously thin and impossibly beautiful waifs, and finally, to the promiscuous “femme fatale”. In hip hop music, women are often portrayed as “hoes” while television sitcoms and commercials continue to objectify women, despite holding careers as lawyers, doctors, and engineers.
