The representation of women in the media

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