Media's Portrayal on Men and Women

After watching the film "Missrepresentaion" in class, I started to have a more observant mindset when it came to media. Although i did know that Media sometimes favors men over women, I did not know the extent of it and know that this issue is more significant then I thought.  Women are being looked down upon by the media when they shouldn't be and often receive negative attention rather than positive. This issue is big because young girls see this and form an unhealthy perspective and hold themselves to standards that are created by the media. In the film it said that around 70 percent of young teenage girls are unhappy with their bodies. This is because the media seems to only promote girls with slim bodies and rarely do we see anything different. Men on the other hand receive more positive attention in the media and aren't scrutinized like women are. This negative attention directed towards women can lead them to thinking they are not good enough or can not do certain things which lead to bigger and more serious issues like depression and an unhealthy living. In the film they gave a lot of statistics about women and their relevance compared to men. They do not hold nearly as many positions in the government, movies and T.V. shows often use a male protagonist instead of a women one, and the news coverage of women is far less than men. These are not the only ones that show how the media looks down upon women there are many more to help that case. The media discredits women and this has a negative affect on the younger generation of women because they are constantly trying to meet standards set by the media and this leads them to believe they are not good enough rather than enjoying themselves and being happy with their bodies.