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and movies perform female-stereotyped chores (doing dishes,
cooking,
cleaning) compared to 1 percent of men who perform male-
stereotyped
chores (fixing things, taking out the garbage, etc.).
- In both television and film a greater percentage of women were seen
talking about romance and dating than talking about work and jobs.
- Most [women] were neither shown on job nor mentioned an
occupation. Of
the television characters who were presented as having an occupation,
over
a third of the men and one-fourth of the women were cast as
professionals
(doctor, lawyer, teacher, social worker, entertainer, etc.) or white
collar
workers (administrators, managers). - [Of female] motivations, having
a romantic relationship and succeeding in a
job appeared most frequently. On both television and films a higher
proportion of men than women were motivated to succeed in a job.
- Although crying and whining are behaviors exhibited by men and
women,
more of the women on television whine or cry than the men.
- More women on television try to use flirting to achieve their goals.
- Men are also likely to use gender stereotyped behaviors.
Specifically, they