Gender Representation in the Media

Studying gender and the media can be complex. First you’ll develop a critical toolkit for thinking about and analysing the media, including: Once you’ve developed your critical toolkit, we’ll then put it to work. You’ll explore the representation of women in five crucial areas: These different topics will allow you to explore the relationship between the media and gender, especially in relation to other structural inequalities including race, age, sexuality and disability. Representations of women in the media can differ across different geographical contexts. Throughout the course, we’ll ask you to contribute examples of the media where you are in relation to these topics. Most FutureLearn courses run multiple times. Every run of a course has a set start date but you can join it and work through it after it starts. Find out more This course is designed for anyone who wants to be able to engage with media more critically, or anyone who wants to learn more about gender inequality, female media representation, media studies, feminist activism and feminist analysis. You can use the hashtag #FLgendermedia to talk about this course on social media.