Gender roles has played a critical role in the development of our country. But even though we have made progress there is still a small hint that men are the still the top dogs. In television, for example, according to Television and Gender Roles, there is a 3:1 ration in voiceovers for men than women. It is said that woman's voices are to sell laundry detergent and jewelry and are also used as sex objects and to sell beer. There is evidence that gender may influence the viewers and specially the young ones. Although the evidence is inconclusive there is still a stereotypical idea that genders are misleading. But nowadays, you may find women working in places were back in the day were "meant" to be places were only the male gender were supposed to work at. You may also find the men staying at home and keeping an eye on the children while the female go off and works rather than female staying at home and having to take care of the children.
Bibliography-
- Television and Gender Roles- http://library.thinkquest.org/17067/you/nfgender.html
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