Growing power of women

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Permalink Reply by Jennifer Cheung on November 22, 2009 at 10:13pm

Hey Michael,

I'm interested in your topic! But which angle you are taking? I know women who are professionally successful, who stay both physically and mentally strong, who can be self-fulfilled without relying on their husbands, etc.

Best,
Jennifer.

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Permalink Reply by Michael Tchong on November 23, 2009 at 10:23am

Hi Jennifer, the angle with this story is that women have made remarkable progress in all areas in society, save in TV commercials and Hollywood, where they are always portrayed as housekeepers. I'm on a crusade to rectify this issue.

Thanks for commenting, much appreciated. :)

Cheers,
Michael

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Permalink Reply by Jennifer Cheung on November 29, 2009 at 7:14am

Thanks for letting me know this, Michael! Good luck with the crusade!

Bests, Jennifer

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Permalink Reply by Erik Gable on December 3, 2009 at 5:27pm

"Women have made remarkable progress in all areas in society, save in TV commercials and Hollywood, where they are always portrayed as housekeepers."

Is this really true? I haven't been a frequent TV watcher lately, but "women are always portrayed as housekeepers" seems like an awfully sweeping statement ... and one for which I suspect there are a lot of counterexamples.

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Permalink Reply by Michael Tchong on December 3, 2009 at 5:52pm

I'm referring to TV commercials, not programming. Virtually all commercials that have anything to do with household chores are stereotypically portrayed by women only.

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