Representation of women in the media facts

The representation of women within the media facts –

In 1992, a lady named Carol Clover wrote a piece in a book about a theory of there being a final girl in films.

 She wrote this on the book Men, Women and Chainsaws. There are 3 common traits of a final girl. These are being boyish, virginal and smart.

 Jeremy Tunstall done some research on how women were represented in 1983, he narrowed the type of girl down into 4 types. These were; Martial, Domestic, Consumer and Sexual.

 In 1992 research showed that men dominated women on screen by a 2:1 ratio. After research in all aspects of media, results revealed that the ratio of men to women was only equal in Advertisements.

 A talked about issue with these findings were that men were likely to be seen with an occupation and outdoors.

The 3 C’s when discussing the portrayal of women in some lifestyle magazines were Cooking, Cleaning and Caring.

The male gaze means when women are portrayed from what a heterosexual male would find aesthetically pleasing. An example of this is when Jules within Cabin in the Woods is dancing in front of the fire place.