1. Gender Aims To define what we mean by gender
To analyse gender representation in TV drama

2. Gender Vs Sex NATURE VS NURTURE
The widely held view that gender is the result of the nurture we receive as children is contrasted with the idea that gender is influenced with biological factors in our nature.
NATURE VS NURTURE

3. What is Gender?
Gender is a social construct it is not just biological. It is also an aspect of our demographic.
Despite what we may think there is no such thing as a ‘typical’ man or woman. There is no ideal femininity or masculinity.
There are many different types of masculinity and femininity.

4. Gender Stereotypes
What are some of the gender stereotypes we would associate with men and women?.
Women:
Emotional irrational physically weaker
Gossip
Mature and responsible Maternal
Domesticated
Physically weaker
Supportive and sensitive
Men:
Breadwinner
Not in touch with their emotions- rational
Obsessed by sport and sex.
Physically stronger
Immature
Competitive
Aggressive
Ruthless

5. Gender Stereotypes and the Media
What were some of the media products we identifies as being gender stereotyped?
Top Gear
‘Sheila’s Wheels’ advert
Power Rangers
‘The Fast and the Furious’.
Bridget Jones’s Diary.

6. Gender and TV
Gender representations and stereotyping is prevalent throughout the media.
Why is TV influential in the formation of stereotypes?
TV is the most accessible form of the media and has the widest ‘reach’. Therefore it can be responsible for perpetuating stereotypes.
For example, perhaps our cultural stereotypes of northern working class women is drawn from ‘Coronation Street’ or ‘Shameless’ and not from our personal understanding of the culture or region .
Task: Watch intro to Jekyll: What assumptions can we make about gender from it?.