Constructing Gender Stereotypes Through Social Roles in Prime-Time Television

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The Gender Pay Gap: Challenging the Rationalizations. Perceived Equity, Discrimination, and the Limits of Human Capital Models (2012, background): “…and films continue to show that male characters are more likely to be portrayed in work-related roles, whereas female characters are more often shown in roles that emphasize interpersonal roles in families, friendships, and romance (Coltrane and Adams 1997; Lauzen et al. 2008; Smith et al. 2010).”
Shirtless and Dangerous: Quantifying Linguistic Signals of Gender Bias in an Online Fiction Writing Community (2016, background): “Over billions of words, clear patterns emerge that separate male and female characters within these categories.”
Portrayals of Male and Female Scientists in Television Programs Popular Among Middle School-Age Children (2010, background): “Similarly, a recent study of prime-time television programs found female characters were more likely to be shown in interpersonal roles that focused on romance, family, and friends, while male characters were more likely to be shown in work-related roles (Lauzen et al., 2008).”