Term 3, Lesson 7

Statistics:
28.3% of women are dressed in 'sexy' attire in family films and men only 8%
- women are generally more sexualised than men
- easier to sexualise women - overly sexualised
- more normal for men

Percentage of characters with thin bodies in prime-time shows by gender
women - 37.5% men - 13.6%
- modern family: - comedies
- Mitch and cam - typical gay stereotypes
- Jay and gloria - gold digger & sleazy old man
- Phil and clair - 'fun dad' & strict, uptight
- Home and Away: - drama
- bad stereotypes

Percentage of speaking characters in prime-time comedies by gender
women - 31.5% men - 68.5%
- men are dominant
- women are seen not heard

Percentage of prime-time shows with gender-balance casts 22%
- friends: -
- phoebe - dumb hippy
- Joey - dumb actor
- Monica - use to be fat, now chef
- Ross - nerd - science/paelentologist
- Rachel - dumb, rich, spoilt now works hard
- chandler - awkward, no one knew his job

The ratio of male to female characters in children's TV shows 2.25 to 1
- give young kids a false representation of the world
- women aren't as relevant
- women's only person is to be saved
- men are shown to be more dominant and superior

Percentage of family films with a male narrator 73.5%
- more authoritative

What the statistics tell us about women:
- dumb
- spoilt
- easier to sexualise
- not authoritative

Ellen Degeneres:
- Born on January 26, 1958, in Metairie, Louisiana, Ellen DeGeneres became big as a stand-up comedian before starring on her own sitcom, Ellen
- In 1997, she came out as gay and has become a staunch advocate of LGBT rights
- She has been the host of her own award-winning talk show, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, since 2003, and married girlfriend Portia de Rossi in 2004
- Her wit won over audiences, and DeGeneres finally found success as an actress with her own prime-time sitcom—the self-titled television series, Ellen
- From that point, she enjoyed a dizzying evolution from its beginnings as an ensemble show to its development into a showcase for DeGeneres