Representations of Women; Research

Examples in modern (within the past ten years) advertising and magazines of what we might consider as a “Traditional” representation of women. –

Examples of representations of women that might be considered post-traditional or even anti-traditional. This can be from anywhere in magazines, newspapers, advertising or even music videos.




Examples of film trailers were the male gaze theory could be clearly applied.






Trailers and images of examples of stock characters from both film and television.

Materialistic White Blonde Female

Lesbian Gym Teacher 

Badass Female 

Examples of female representations in film, TV or even video games which not only shifts from traditional representations but also avoids cliche and gives the characters a depth that means that they couldn't be pigeon hold by lazy stereotyping

Examples from news websites of stories which negatively stereotype women and have an implicit ideology that women should adopt more traditional roles in society

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/margaret-thatcher-role-aftermath-hillsborough-3416839