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Explore how women are represented in the TV shows EastEnders and Hollyoaks I have decided to conduct my research on how women are represented in soap operas. I will be looking at the different ways female characters have been constructed and mediated by text that I will be using. In addition to that I will also look at how and why female characters are portrayed in a particular way. Men and women in TV shows are shown as binary opposites. This is often associated with traditional stereotypes such as “Men are strong.” Women are weak” the list goes on. Media text has been constructed in a way that people consume the text and interpret it in their own way, which they then use to implement biased information, which forms the negative gender stereotypes that are seen in day-to-day life. EastEnders is a British soap opera that has been broadcasted on BBC One since 1985, which was created by Julia smith and Tony Holland. Since The creation of EastEnders there have been thousands of s

Reality Check: How many women in top UK film jobs? Source BBC News In an interview with the BBC's Today programme, Daisy Lewis, an actress and director, said she hoped the Weinstein scandal would prompt a shift in the industry so that more women reached senior roles "writing and directing and creating work and employing other women so that this situation doesn't really happen".  Ms Lewis's remarks prompted Reality Check to dig into the numbers behind film's most sought-after jobs. Image copyright GETTY IMAGES Image caption The actress Emma Thompson told the BBC that "what we need to start talking about is the crisis in masculinity". The British film industry, which last year employed about 25,000 people as cast and crew, is one dominated by men, based on research by the British Film Institute (BFI). According to BBC In 2016 fewer than one-third of producer credits in British films went to women and even fewer credits went to writers (

Explore how women are represented in the TV shows EastEnders and Hollyoaks I have decided to conduct my research on how women are represented in soap operas. I will be looking at the different ways women have been constructed and mediated by the text that I will be using. In addition to that I will also look at how and why women are portrayed in a particular way. Men and women in TV shows are shown as binary opposites. An example of a traditional stereotype is that “Men are strong.” Women are weak. Media text has been constructed in a way that people consume the text and interpret it in their own way, which they then use to implement biased information, which forms the negative gender stereotypes that are seen in day-to-day life. EastEnders is a British soap opera that has been broadcasted on BBC One since 1985, which was created by Julia smith and Tony Holland. Since The creation of EastEnders there have been thousands of story lines highlighting various different issues

TV broadcasters 'failing to represent society' says Ofcom report Source: BBC News  According to Ofam, Tv broadcasters are failing to “represent society with a lack of diversity among staff.  The broadcasting watchdog says women, ethnic minority groups and disabled people are all under-represented.  The chief executive Sharon White stated that many of the "shocking" results will "concern the whole industry". Ofcom have been monitoring broadcasting channels and said that they can improve.Sharon white goes on to saying that the reports “ paints a worrying picture, with many broadcasters failing properly to monitor the make-up of their employees" She also said that "too many people from minority groups struggle to get into television", which "creates a cultural disconnection between the people who make programmes, and the many millions who watch them.” other information from bbc news  TV 'not authentic enough' The