The Role Of Women In The Hollywood Industry

Many Black women have conquered and overcame many biases barriers to perform a leading roles on #1 television shows in Hollywood, being rewarded for their performance and combining the reinforcement of the bias negativity of black women and the opposing of black women in Hollywood as well. During the early days of television entertainment, a “real black women” wasn’t able to participate in entertainment, but the image of a black women was present on shows.

let’s face it, discrimination isn’t over, and it never will be. Women have been belittled in almost every industry in comparison to males. The numbers are there, and there is no argument against it, women have made and do make less. Quite frankly, it’s ridiculous that in this day and age that we have advanced to, we still see women as less superior and deserving of less pay. the average wage for women is seventy-seven cents to the dollar that a man makes for the exact same job. To add salt to the wound, they also can get laid-off for fighting for this equality, it’s absurd and completely sexist. On top of this, African American women along with Spanish nationalities make even less than that. In more than one state, these women can face less

The celebrities in the media are typically portrayed as people we should look up to and let guide us. They use artifice to make themselves come across and trustworthy and generous, when in reality they are just the opposite. One serious problem has surfaced this year regarding the sexual harassment of actresses in Hollywood. Producers, directors, and other actors have been using artifice to keep their crimes a secret from the public. One of the most noteworthy examples is the accusations made against film executive and producer, Harvey Weinstein. Over eighty women have stepped forward to share their stories about his

Women’s roles in movies have changed dramatically throughout the years. As a result of the changing societal norms, women have experienced more transition in their roles than any other class. During the period of classical Hollywood cinema, both society and the film industry preached that women should be dependent on

Men are considered to be the dominant gender in basically every industry. This heavily applies to the “Hollywood” film industry, where most films are directed, produced and/or written by men. With this, it’s no doubt that these men have a sense of power over everything, since they are in charge. Unfortunately, some men take this power a little too far. Over the years, various male celebrities have been accused of sexual abuse and harassment towards their female co-stars, assistants etc. The most recent example of this is the various allegations against one of the biggest film producer in Hollywood, Harvey Weinstein. Since the allegations have come out, a bunch of female celebrities have lent their support towards the victims of Weinstein and some even shared their own experiences with the disgraced producer. However, not many male celebrities have come out to condemn Weinstein’s actions. In fact, The Guardian, a British news agency released an article stating that they asked over 20 male celebrities who worked closely with the producer, and none of them returned their calls at the time (Wong and Levin,2017). To explain the event and why Weinstein and these male celebrities acted the way they did in this situation, I decided to use the classical theory “Conflict Theory” and the contemporary theory “Feminist Theory. After looking at both theories, I have decided that Conflict Theory is the best way to explain this situation due to the “power status” Weinstein and the men have

In light of this year’s monumental and thought provoking presidential election between business magnate, Donald Trump, and New York senator, Hillary Clinton, the misogynistic rhetoric drew controversial division amongst the country. The value and significance of a woman have advanced from the cult of domesticity to a politically intricate executive, but that graduation exhibits seldom progress for women in media such as television, film, and theater. The depiction of females deters the accuracy and complexity of African American and latino women and limits their characteristics as peripheral, unoriginal, and one-dimensional objects of a man’s pleasure. Absurdity conveys in continuously seeing women setting the tables, giving a kiss on the cheek

Black women have never “had it easy” or “had it made” when it comes to the entertainment business. Hollywood has always been white-washed when it comes to the direction they wanted to go in terms of actors for their movies. Most roles that are casted are for white women and

Stereotypes of African American Women Colliding with Cinema: The Help, The Hoodlum, Hoe and the Hero Growing up in the 90s, watching movies were essential components of life. Specifically, comedies were the heart of interest until teenage years. The notion of wanting to watch a film that resonated with self and culture seemed right. Classic lines such as "I hate you Jody", "Bye, Felecia", or "Eat the cake Anna Mae" were jocular moments that had deeper meanings after years of pondering on how African American women are showcased in Hollywood films. After analyzing the depth of the roles in which African American women in classical Hollywood are depicted, there are three basic roles in which they are giving: the help, the hoodlum, and/ or the

Bethany McLean and Peter Elkind discuss the company Enron’s executives and how success made the executives lose touch with common decencies such as working alongside with women. This piece shows the imbalance with the treatment of sexes in the workplace and how money makes people insensitive to what is around them. The authors want to reach an audience of common people. They use the fall of Enron to warn about what happens when a business is lead with weak morals. McLean and Elkind shift the tone of the passages from exciting stories about the executives, to pointing out how the glitzy lifestyles are a façade to their collapsing business. This strategy makes the reader go from envy to concern about the priorities of the company.

The experiences and beliefs mirrored from Intersectional Feminism and Hollywood cinema illustrate how American Culture impacts society. Social media continuously revolutionizes the world through ways people communicate on the world-wide web. The power of this tool share both benefits and negative consequences that further encourage American society to strive for Equality and overcome Group Superiority. Social media advances Intersectional Feminism as an expandable way to promote female empowerment of all diverse backgrounds. On the contrary, social media also give freewill to voice topical issues such as the discrepancies with the lack of diversity in Hollywood cinema. Overall, core values help guide behavior and action based on groups in and

The film industry has created the conventional gender roles of society into their movies. A majority of films have supported some of the male and female stereotypes. In the history of the film industry, the role of men is primarily that of the stereotypical working class man or hero, while the roles of women are primarily portrayed as being somewhat inferior to men. In the 1930s through the 1970s, men held the leading roles in films while women played smaller roles. In terms of jobs, women were given mostly family roles and rarely were shown outside of their homes, while men had successful careers and did many activities outside of home. “Women were shown doing housework and men were the beneficiaries of their work” (“Women’s roles in the

An Annotated Bibliography for The Main Cause In Negative Gender Stereotypes and Traditional Gender Roles:

Gender Roles in Contemporary Film and Music The representations of women in film. In contemporary film women's roles in films have varied quiet considerably between genres, geographical placement, and between

Stereotypes in our society are not uncommon. We come across them every day without realizing it. It is in our human nature to create expectations of the people around us, which could be based upon their ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender or other factors. Stereotypes help us categorize a vast group of people that we may not know anything about, to think that they are smaller and less intimidating. I believe that the blame for these cookie-cutter patterns can lead directly back to the media in every sense of the word. Media is all around us, and affects our opinions and ability to think for ourselves. Whether it’s the latest box office hit or the headlining news, we are getting assumptions from every point of view, which makes it

Women in Movies Since the 1940’s, movies have predominately portrayed women as sex symbols. Beginning in the 1940’s and continuing though the 1980’s, women did not have major roles in movies. When they did have a leading role the women was either pretreated as unintelligent and beautiful, or as conniving and beautiful: But she was always beautiful. Before the 1990’s, men alone, wrote and directed all the movies, and the movies were written for men. In comparison, movies of the 90’s are not only written and directed by women, but leading roles are also held by older and unattractive women. In this paper I will show the variations and growth of women’s roles in movies from the 1940’s though the 1990’s.