The News Industry

Five Things about Women In The Press

Sex Object:

The issue with newspapers is that they are objectifying and sexualising women. Their bodies don’t need to be seen in newspapers. Women are being openly exploited in the news and compared to sexually to the fact that any aged women are being targeted in a directed ways.

Wives and Mothers:

Mothers and wives are very easily stereotyped for the things they do and not for who they are. Even when women are accomplishing greater things other than being a traditional ‘housewives’ they’re home life is more emphasised more than their careers. Wives and mothers still have controversial topics that are still not seen as acceptable such are no children; it’s still an issue for this to be discussed.

Passive Roles:

Women are mostly seen playing the victim roles rather than playing strong lead roles. It’s quite rare and unlike for men to appear as the victim because of the stereotype that men are stronger than women and women are weak.

Relative Invisibility:

Men are mentioned in the Front pages and articles more than the successful women, although they are published are printed there is only a minority of good successfully front stories in the newspaper. Most of the front pages stories are consumed of negative stories about women. Most articles don’t even regard women which almost seems as they don’t contribute to anything.

Too fat/thin/old/young:

Women are shown these ideal flawless women on TV’s and magazines which are questioning women on the way they look and particularly young women. It adds quite a lot tension and pressure on to them and gives them many doubts about their appearances. The media industry is showing the public unrealistic and misleading figures and individuals that has now become a norm to look the ‘certain’ way to be accepted, which is harming women from the inside.