The representation of women in the media
Across
- 3. Something that has both favorable and unfavorable consequences.
- 5. Assigned to a lower position.
- 8. The interconnected nature of social categories, creating overlapping systems of discrimination.
- 11. The act of spreading something, especially information, widely.
- 13. Oversimplified and widely held fixed ideas about a particular type of person or thing.
- 17. A seductive and dangerous woman, often leading men to ruin.
- 19. Not obvious or explicit, often quiet and indirect.
- 20. Brief, everyday exchanges that send denigrating messages due to group membership.
Down
- 1. Recurring patterns of character or narrative that appear across cultures.
- 2. A critical term for how women are often depicted from a masculine perspective.
- 4. Appearing to be everywhere at the same time.
- 6. The capacity of language or speech to effect change in the world.
- 7. People or institutions that control access to something.
- 9. Causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial.
- 10. A young woman in distress needing rescue, a classic trope.
- 12. Having subtle differences in meaning or expression.
- 14. The process of becoming stronger and more confident, especially in controlling one's life.
- 15. Spreading widely throughout an area or group of people.
- 16. The practice of making only a perfunctory or symbolic effort to be inclusive to members of minority groups.
- 18. The act of making something excessively sexual.