Topic > Gender Stereotypes and Media: An Analysis of Women…

Young women are influenced by the subtlety of popular culture that tells them to adapt to negative gender roles often without the woman realizing it. Women are constantly told to be thin and delicate. Young women are often advised to have or be given an easygoing character with the end goal of not being too masculine in mind. Women are portrayed as having sexual questions so consistently that many women believe they are. These stereotypical gender roles are imposed on women through the media. So now it's time to talk about how we go about correcting gender stereotypes. The first step to stopping negative gender roles is to stop participating. If a girl says something like "I can't use it, it's not pink." Then stop her and say something like, “Pink was actually originally for boys.” An article on the Smithsonian website says that, during the First World War "The generally accepted rule is pink for boys, and blue for girls. The reason is that pink, being a bolder and stronger colour, is more suitable for boys, while blue is prettier for girls, which is more delicate and delicate."() After the Second World War everything changed. Nowadays blue is for boys and pink is for girls. Previous stereotypes have changed and we can change them again to be gender neutral. Popular culture inflicts stereotypes such as having to be thin, fragile and sexualized, and if all this were stopped then it would pave the way for