How Media Misrepresentation Reinforces Gender Inequality

Name Institutional Affiliations Date MISS RERESENTATION Introduction Gender inequality is not news especially in the context of socially defined gender-roles. Unfortunately, most of these inequalities affect undeserving people especially with regard to professionally-related areas. Denying a qualified talent a chance in a deserving job because of gender is not only a form of inequality but also ignorance of basic human rights entitled to individuals as human. Miss Representation is a thrilling movie that offers clear insights on the challenges experienced by women in regard to media representation. Unlike the male gender that enjoys masculinity privileges including full representation by the media in regard to their powers as leaders among other powerful positions, feminism exposes women to an inferior stereotype subjecting them to inequalities even in the basic like media representation. Based on this documentary, it is open that limited media representation for women serves as a potential catalyst for discussion on media literacy and gender inequality calling for the need for a diverse and accurate portrayal of females in media. Miss Representation proves an impactful piece of work that raises awareness about media de-representation of females as undeniable issue that demands attention to amend the adverse effects that such limited representations exposes women to in the course of their lives. Media influence on gender roles is a potential theme expressed in the documentary. Based on this film, media coverage ranging from movies, advertising and televisions under represent women based on the embraced stereotypical roles within the society. The docum