During prime time hours, men make up the vast majority of characters shown. Women

characters found on television at the same time are mainly in comedies, while men are

predominantly in dramas. This implicates that men should be taken seriously and women

should not. Another sharp gender-stereotypical contrast on television can be seen in

advertisements or commercials. Gender stereotypes are also prevalent in children's

Television does not exactly represent the real world. Since most major directors

on television are males; they depict a world, which agrees with their concepts of society

on their show. Women usually see women's roles on television as being submissive to

men or not as intelligent as men. Many stereotypes of women are played out in the

popular television show Friends. Monica is kind of neurotic, like some women have the

reputation of being, or like Phoebe, who is really ditsy. But on the other hand, some

shows, such as NYPD Blue, gives women new opportunities and puts them in acting

positions or occupations such as police

predominantly male. The male cartoon character's also present, to the audience, a

a woman, but by portraying women cops the show might actually bring in a more diverse

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