Essays on Miss Representation

This 2011 documentary observes the ways in which the current mainstream media has contributed to the diminishment of women in powerful and/or public positions. It includes in-depth interviews with Katie Couric, Rachel Maddow, Condoleezza Rice, and Gloria Steinem. More importantly, in my opinion, it also...

A famous actor, Will Rogers said, “We will never have true civilization until we have learned to recognize the rights of others.” Even in this 21st century- the one major problem we struggle with is ‘inequality’. If your question is why then I highly recommend...

Miss Representation focuses on how females are undermined by the use of conflict theory and gender socialization. Conflict theory is known for the ruling class to make up the rules of culture in society. The ruling class in this movie is the males. Throughout history,...

The Miss Representation documentary taught me more about the issues on women in media as well as the challenges they face within themselves and from males. As a student trying to get into the PR/entertainment industry I felt like this film helped provide an understanding...

Summary Carlow University performed a ‘Miss Representation’ show or its 40th centenary of its Women’s Studies Programme. It functions provoking talks with media representatives, leaders, protesters, academics and musicians. Lisa Ling, Condoleezza Rice, Rosario Dawson, Nancy Pelosi, Gloria Steinem, Paul Haggis and Katie Couric are...

Close your eyes, and picture a doctor, a superhero, a CEO, a firefighter, or just someone that is really strong. Who did you think of? What came to mind? What did he look like? The reason why I say ‘he’ is because most of you...