Gender stereotypes: girls and women in media

1.- That women are supposed to clean, cook and serve or attend the rest (usually men). Women is also  portrayed as good, submissive and weak (Cinderella). But there is a second stereotype: the one of the step-mother. She portrays a different image of women, as she is evil and manipulator. Both, Cinderella and her step-sisters (who are just like her mother), always need to be pretty and well dressed in order to gain men's attention.

2.-  Only one. If you (as a girl or women) fall in love and get married, all your problems will disappear and you will be happy for ever.

3.- Negative

4.- No, because all Disney princess movies are the same. They all portray women in an innocent and submissive way.

5.- Yes. They are generally portrayed the same way as Cinderella in the movie.

6.- Girls (specially the youngest ones) accept this type of image, and start copying what they see in media. Society, on the other hand, keeps thinking of women and girls as media shows them. So in the end is a vicious circle that might never end. 

7.- Yes, they have a responsibility. They are the ones that control media, so they have the power to change this, and help women stop thinking of them as something that is not always true or accurate. However, even if they try it will be very difficult to accomplish, because changing what a person thinks is not easy.

8.- No, but it ads other stereotypes. It mainly portrays the one that shows women cleaning, cooking and serving the rest, besides the one that shows them weak and submissive.

9.- I have learned that stereotypes are present everywhere, even in kid movies.

10.- People can avoid being manipulated by media in different ways. First, you need to be concious about the fact that media do this type of things (use stereotypes). By doing this you will question everything you see, and as a consequence, you will stop believing in everything media shows you. And in second place, you should go and meet people (in this case girls and women) to see if stereotypes are correct or not. Do a little research.