Gender Inequality and Friends

This report discusses gender inequality and the portrayal of gender stereotypes in the television program Friends. It highlights the link between the program and workplace issues, and the career progression of the characters.

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Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................2
Gender Stereotypes....................................................................................................................3
Power roles in relationships.......................................................................................................5
Masculine and Feminine Attributes in Friends..........................................................................7
Gender Inequality.......................................................................................................................8
Link to workplace issue.......................................................................................................11
Conclusion:..............................................................................................................................12
References:...............................................................................................................................14

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Thesis Statement: Gender inequality can be found in the television shows and it reflects
itself in everyday life of the people.
Introduction
Gender inequality is indicative of the perception that women along with men are not treated
on equal terms in the society. It is indicative of the unequal treatment that the individuals in
the society have to face owing to gender. Gender inequality rises on account of distinctions
which can be empirically grounded or they may be socially constructed. The relationship
between that of the gender stereotypes can be seen on media like that of television. The
television series “Friends” helps in portraying gender stereotypes as it lays emphasis on
interaction between that of three female characters along with that of the three male
characters. It helps in depicting the manner of living of the twenty year old people and how
they lived during that time. Plot pertaining to the sitcoms can help in the re-definition of the
normal and typical life of that of the Americans (Haines, Deaux&Lofaro, 2016)It can prove
to be an interesting study as a broad time can be analysed because the show aired over
television over a period of ten years. Interpretative method has been made use of in order to
arrive at the conclusion regarding whether “ Friends” depicts gender inequality. The episodes
spanning over ten seasons have been analysed in the course of our report that bear evidence
of gender discrimination (Lindsey, 2015)Gender Inequality can be perceived in the show “
Friends” and the girls have been portrayed as being the objects of male desire and the three
male characters view the woman like that of sex objects. The men in the sitcom are shown to
be sexually driven as was the notion regarding masculine gender at that point of time.There
was a notion that men are free to express their inner urges and they can do whatever they
want in the society. This has been expressed in the drama with the help of the three male
characters.The primary purpose of this report is to discuss about the concept of general male
along with that of female stereotypes. Man is shown to be practical who does not listen to that

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of the female gender. The organisational structure is dominated by that of the masculine
principles and “Friends” acts as a microcosm to that of the broader organisational structure.
Hierarchical organization bears witness to that of male dominance and the organisational
roles perpetrated on that of the men and the female is indicative of the differences existing in
the society.The report focusses on gender inequality in the television program “Friends” and
the way gender stereotypes have been portrayed in different episodes of the program. It
expounds on how the women are thought of to be like objects and the trends in relation to
portraying of gender in “Friends”. It also throws light on the link of the television program
with that of workplace and highlights their career wise progression.
Gender Stereotypes
Studies have shown that men along with women behave in a similar manner most of
the time but there are differences in the mental set up of people that helps the stereotypes to
grow. The stereotypes are emphasized with the help of media specially with the help of
television. Society plays a dominant role in picking up the trends prevailing in society and
thus a cycle is created (Bian, Leslie &Cimpian, 2017).The organisations provide different
opportunity to different members so that they can move into desirable roles. The
organisational structure affects the personal fortunes in relations to the members of the
society. The gender differences that exist within organizational behaviour is on account of the
structure as compared to the characteristics of men and that of women.It helps in the process
of consolidating the stereotypes of men and that of women. According to Goodall, images of
men along with women helps in advancing the ideals regarding what is desirable in that of
men along with women. Sitcoms like that of Friends helps in portraying everyday life in
relation to the typical Americans and causes the ideal image to change the reality of the

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viewers. The stereotypes in relation to men and women have been emphasized with the help
of normal life experiences (Koch, D'Mello&Sackett, 2015).
General male Stereotypes
The gender stereotypes have been analysed in that of different television shows. One
traditional stereotype in relation to men is that they are sexual pursuers along with
adventurers. The men act in a manner that is sexually motivated and the friendly behaviour in
relation to women is perceived as being sexual in nature. The men become willing to deceive
the women for matters of sex. Media helps in the promotion of this kind of this kind of
stereotype and society has allowed this kind of stereotype to grow. Men are conceived to be
hypo emotional which suggests that they do not express emotion.The ability of men to
control their emotions lends them a superior place in that of the workforce and it is assumed
that they will be able to perform effectively owing to their nature.The hierarchical
organizations stands as great testimony pertaining to male dominance.The men are incapable
of expressing feelings and it seems as if they are not emotionally alive. Men have a tendency
of feeling masculine because they want to hold on to their emotions on account of the fact
that stereotype has been placed on them (Brescoll, 2016) Men are often stereotyped to be
dominant while on the other hand the women are held to be passive. The men are perceived
to be intelligent ones and they have high-paying job. The men are higher in terms of status
and they are thought to be more important than that of women. Another stereotype that exists
in society is the idea that the male gender never grows up. He is thought of to be an anti-adult
and is like an overgrown child. It is often held that he has many sexual partners and is
irresponsible (Coyne et al., 2016) In the event of men exhibiting feminine attributes they are
held to be gay. These attributes are inclusive of the manner of their talking, walking and
talking (Fuller & Driscoll, 2015)

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General Female Stereotypes
The men stereotypes are held to be negative in nature. Negative stereotypes bear a
negative impact on that of the society and a positive stereotype on the other hand has positive
impact on that of the society. Negative stereotype in relation to women is that the women are
thought of to be sex objects.The women are thought of to be submissive. Women are
perceived to be “below” women and they are often describes as being weak and quiet.
Complete reversal of the latter stereotype are the women who conceive of themselves to be
independent (Capuzza& Spencer, 2017). They act like that of the stereotypical matriarch who
act as women head of the house. These women either have got the jobs with the help of
which they can sustain their own living or they take up the position of that of the head of
house. Another stereotype in relation to women is that of negative stereotype in which
women are portrayed to be extremely emotional.The portrayal of women as extremely
emotional people suggests that they would not be able to perform well within the parameter
of organisational culture. An organisation acts in a gendered manner and the idealized worker
is thought of to be a man. Paid work is subsumed to be in the image of that of the ideal
worker.The hyperemotional women involve themselves in the act of crying and laughing in a
hysterical manner. These kinds of women show all kinds of feeling like that of sadness,
annoyance and being upset.It thus shows that they would not be able to create a proper
position for themselves in that of the organization.They are the opposite to that of
stereotypical hypoemotional man (Behm-Morawitz, Lewallen& Miller, 2016)The positive
stereotype shows that women have an affective orientation. The women value the
communication skills which shows that they make a genuine effort so that they can listen.
They strive for that of the element of intimacy along with that of connectedness with that of
the society. The women act as a caregiver and they nurture people which shows that they care
for other people (Bednarek, 2015).

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Power roles in relationships
Sitcom is a medium with the help of which the reality of the viewer is changed as it
helps in the depiction of the average life pertaining to the Americans.It helps in portraying the
power roles that exist within that of the society.The plot in relation to sitcoms helps in the re-
definition of that of normal life. Dialogue in relation to the characters helps in capturing
linguistic characteristics in relation to natural conversations. The writers of scripts create
conversations that can occur within that of particular circumstances in relation to the
everyday life. The words that are thought of to be “smart” are not made use of unless for that
of the storytelling purpose. The dialogue of “Friends” comprises of informal language like
that of slang. The dialogue helps in presenting the main traits in relation to the characters.
The manner in which feelings are conveyed varies for every character (Rey, 2014). On
comparison of the dialogue of Friends with that of real conversation, researchers deduce that
sitcoms and that of real life bears similarity to that of each other. Gender is a crucial factor
pertaining to the sitcoms. Before the advent of feminism in that of 1970, most of the sitcoms
that were successful showcased male characters in the leading role and the women featured in
that of ensemble casts (Acker, 1990) The television series portray the female characters
interacting with others in that of familial roles.The male gender in the society were perceived
to be dominating whereas the female gender was thought of to be submissive and lacking the
element of responsibility.The gender differences are manifested in that of organizational
behaviour on account of the structure as compared to the characteristics in relation to that of
men and women.The masculine principles dominate that of the authority structure within that
of the organization. Friends shows the male members exhibiting authoritarian behaviours as
if they had a control on the life of the female members. The idealized worker was thought of
to be a man and Joey dating almost every girl shows the power that the male members had in
the society.The male characters of television series are involved in that of work role and they

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are shown to exhibit agentic goals like that of ambition and success. Portraying the women in
this manner is thus a distinct aspect in relation to patriarchy and it has an effect on that of the
beliefs of the viewers.
The masculine nature in relation to men are often portrayed in the television series.
Masculinity comes in that of different forms. Most forms that are common in relation to men
are that of anger and of high status. A man becoming angry first or who has a high status on
account of wealth is thought of to be masculine. A different kind of masculinity that is shown
in the sitcoms is that of anti-adult role in which the man behaves like that of an overgrown
child (Rumens&Kerfoot, 2009) The sitcoms often portray the husbands as being hen-pecked
who respect the wife and is afraid of her and that of the caring father. Masculinity can be said
to be the main broad stereotype. There are some men in that of the sitcoms who are
pronounced to be homosexual characters and there are others that portray attributes that
causes the viewer to brand them as homosexuals (Rickett& Roman, 2013). These men has a
tendency of being less masculine in terms of appearance and that of occupations. They are
thus perceived to be feminine.Chandler has been shown saving money from that of his job in
the past six years. He has thus been portrayed as a sensible person who knows how to handle
money. Chandler becomes angry on the event of Monica asking him to spend the savings on
that of their dream wedding. Chandler convinces her by saying that they should be saving the
money for the life after that of wedding. This shows the practical man who is not willing to
bow down to the dictates of the female gender. The masculine principles dominate that of the
authority structure in the organization in the same manner. According to Joan Acker, the
hierarchical organisation is an important location in relation to male dominance and the work
structure is reflective of the social structure of the society. The interacting process of Acker
suggests that the interactions between that of men and women helps in enacting roles of
dominance and that of submission.

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Masculine and Feminine Attributes in Friends
Friends has reached many people across that of America because of the typical
relationship between that of men and women. The dynamics in relation to the six friends have
been made use of I order to provide even ratio in relation to the depiction of that of men and
women. With the growing popularity of the show, the focus shifted from that of friends to
lovers who have to suffer the misunderstandings together.Monica becomes sad on the event
of her mother telling her that she will never get married and she is utterly shaken on the
account of a drunken man mistaking her for that of Ross’s mother. This helps in exhibiting
the extreme importance that was laid on the appearance of women within that of the social
structure. There are many countries within that of the world that has made progress in relation
to gender equality. Women however earn less than that of men within that of the society and
they are less prone to making advancements in relation to the career. The devaluation in
relation to the feminine gender is evident in that of the media that stress on the importance
laied to the appearance of the women in that of the society. It has been seen that the men
move quickly even within that of the women dominated jobs.Togetherness acts an important
theme in relation to the friends and it is achieved with the help of interaction in between the
six characters. Joey is a male character who shows masculine characteristics. Joey makes
sexual advances towards that of women that helps in highlighting the male role as being
authoritarian.It thus shows that the women are at the mercy of the men in their life and as if
the men can do whatever they want with the women.The masculine gender is thus perceive to
be strong and controlling the other sex.Gender Equality has thus been shown by projecting
the masculine gender as dominating and the women as submissive.The feminine gender on
the other hand is emotional along with being nurturing.The emotional along with nurturing
role that has been attributed to the women shows that they would not be able to make
progress in their professional path and would not be able to advance in their career.

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Gender Inequality
Gender stereotypes are associated with women and men are often found in the
television programs and in this regard, it can be said that due to the content of the television
programs the society somehow acquires trends where cycle-strengthening becomes
mandatory while stereotyping men versus women (Holm, 2017). Sitcoms like friends project
the day to day life of the Americans that engraves an image in the minds of the viewers and
can effectively manipulate their perceptions and thought process regarding gender equality.
The American serial “Friends” shows stereotyping of men and women which are focused
through the normal life experiences and gender equality is clearly evident in the television
program “Friends”(Ward et al., 2016).
In this section of this report it is analyzed how gender equality is shown and gender
roles are stereotyped in a famous sitcom Friends.In this regard, it can be said that majority of
the sitcoms portray gender stereotypes in their content but the directors of Friends cleverly
split those traits and spread those traits across the major characters of the sitcom (Holm,
2017). It is seen that among the girl characters one is a compulsive cleaner, on is a cook, a
housewife, one highly emotional character and one promiscuous ditzy blonde character.
Among the boys, it can be seen there is one misogynistic and lazy character, a funny
character who is prone to use humour as a shield and one nerdy character whose passion is
science. In this situation a question arises and that is does this stereotyping make up the
ultimate stereotyping for each gender. In this regard, it can be said that there is a lot to speak
about gender and how it has been and how it could have been portrayed in the sitcom friends
(Ward et al., 2016). The characters lead bohemian lives and they are not focussed on their
careers. The way they lead their lives shows that they would not be able to make a proper
place in the professional path.

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Gender Equality is evident in the television show “Friends” and the women are
treated like that of objects.It is seen that in the popular sitcom Friends the directors have
objectified women characters as cook, as hyperemotional female and many more which can
be seen somewhat degrading to them.Monica behaves like that of a typical housewife half the
time and it shows the social position given to women as if they should be confined within the
domestic sector. Rachel on the other hand plays the part of an hyperemotional individual that
shows that she will not be able to rise in her career.This shows that these women would not
be able to rise ahead in their professional path on account of their feminine habits and
mannerisms. It can be said that in the popular sitcom the male characters are often
womanizers and they woo women in a desperate manner. It can be said that the portrayal of
the male characters projected that the only motto of their lives are to get a spouse and that is
somewhat derogatory to both men and women (Bazzan, 2018). It is seen that the way
directors portrayed the women characters in the plot, though the female characters are seen to
be independent, but somehow the interdependence among the characters does not allow them
to get rid of the tag of dependent and pressurized under a male dominating society (Pons,
2014). Monica’s behavior like a typical housewife, Rachel’s emotional turbulence, Phoebe’s
ditzy behavior makes them stooped down under the authority of the males. All these
highlights the issue of gender equality in the sitcom “Friends” and the female characters are
shown to act in an irresponsible manner. The organisations bear testimony to the unequal
wage between that of the men and the women and the irresponsible way of acting of the
female characters as if justify the differences that exist within that of the organisational
structure.On the other hand, the directors did not glorify the act of the male characters as they
are also stereotyped in the tv show and that may be looked at as an effort to be politically
correct. In the Sitcom friends it is seen that there are a lot of changes in stereotyping
presentation over the 10 years back when friends was aired. It can be said that the result of

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the stereotypical Representation inform society how they can look at and show reactions to of
gender stereotypes that they look at in the television program friends (Dore, 2015).
It can be said that in the television show it is seen that Monica cooks for all the friends
and Rachel is seen as an episode of hyper emotional person.The household nature of Monica
as has been shown in the television series” Friends” bear testimony of gender discrimination
and shows the gulf that was existed between that of the male along with that of the female
gender.Joey and Chandler both are same as childish men in most of the episodes and that’s it
can be said that the director of the sitcom intentionally stereotypes all the characters so that
the target audience can relate to the plot of the sitcom (Bazzan, 2018). It is seen that in most
cases the results of the stereotype male characters portrayed better than the stereotype
characters of the females (Moreira, 2015). It can be said that 1 major type of masculinity is
inherent in the sitcom and that is anti adult role. It is worthwhile to mention that in this anti
adult rule the male characters act like overgrown child and a scene of any natural single and
do not have a steady income. The stereotypes where backed up by the results of the analysis
of the characters which where stereotype in the plot (Ward et al., 2016). The homosexuality
stereotype was least seen in the plot of friends and it was only seen 8 times in the plot of the
sitcom. Penis daddy performed on women characters in the seat covers it was seen that the
characters of friends were able to backup the idea and it was seen that the character of the
woman portrait in French are independent and matriarchal but at times the portrayal of the
characters differ from the statement. It is seen that the female characters are stereotyped in a
way so that the target viewers thought process when manipulated to look at them as inferior
characters besides male characters. In a study related to the portrayal of characters in friends
it was seen that the stereotype that main aa gay got in hands through the Seasons and the
season 9 of the sitcom content the highest number of gay stereotypes with 17 significant

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citations (Routman, 2016).The television series sends a strong message to that of the viewers
that the unserious manner of acting can cause an individual to suffer on the professional path.
Link to workplace issue
It is seen that in the episodes of Friends stereotyping the characters is inherent and it
can be said that the attitudes of the characters rightly portray the career wise progression of
them. It is vividly described in some of the episodes how the characters deal with their
professional lives. It is seen that Rachel being hyper emotional managed to earn a bad
reputation in the workplace after getting victimized in the office herself (Gregori-Signes,
2017). The massive stereotyping of the characters leads the viewers to believe that, the
characters apart from Chandler are not at all focused in their careers. and the other characters
do not show resilience against this allegation. The portrayal of the characters in the sitcom
made the viewers to relate with typical youth society of America of that time. It has been
deliberately portrayed that the characters of the sitcom are reluctant to stress on their careers
and their approach towards life is very lightheaded (Rhodes &Ellithorpe, 2016). It can be
perceived from the portrayal of the characters that the basic depth in the characters are
missing and that leads them to live a happy go lucky lifestyle when they were in their mid
twenties also. The twenties is the most crucial time of an individual as in that stage of the life
in general people gets serious in their lives and they start to get independent and eventually
gets settled (McLaughlin & Rodriguez, 2017). On the other hand, the characters of Friends do
not show such traits, rather they prefer to live all together and the six friends are significantly
interdependent. Thus it can be said that with the workplace ethics the traits of the characters
cannot be aligned. It is a matter of fact that the characterization of the sitcom shows the
typical mentality of the rich Americans who do not worry about life and can live an urban

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bohemian life. Thus, it can be said that the portrayal of the characters show that the six
friends are not actually inclined towards building careers; rather they are more focused on
improving their social life (Gregori-Signes, 2017). This portrayal actually makes it easy for
the viewers to come to a conclusion that the women characters along with male characters
of the popular sitcom are not at all career oriented and that can potentially give a strong
negative message to the future generation of the country. When the directors initiated
projecting the female characters as objects, that has made the viewers to look at them with a
bit of sympathy as the characters are somewhat reluctant towards life and for that they had to
face serious consequences at times (Wünsch, 2016). This can also give a strong message to
the viewers and that is, one should behave properly in the workplace and the matters of
workplace should be taken seriously.
Conclusion:
Men and women behave in a particular manner but there are certain differences in
relation to mental set up that helps in the growth of that of the stereotypes. The friendly
behaviour on the part of the women like Phoebe and Rachel is thought of to be derogatory
and of a sexual nature. This helps in highlighting the gender bias in the popular show
“Friends”. There is a saying that the men do not express the emotions and this has been
portrayed with the help of the male characters of the television show “Friends”. The men
control their emotions to a great extent as has been shown with the help of the male
characters in Friends. The women are shown to be passive by nature and doing household
chores like the character of Phoebe in Friends. They are thus given an inferior position in the
serial as in that of the wider structure.This also reflects itself in that of the wider
organizational structure where the men are relegated a superior position as compared to that
of the women. It is held that men are able to control the emotions and they would be able to
exhibit superior performance within the organization.The women in the serial is thought to be

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sex objects and the women are labelled on the basis of their bodies. The women are marked
on the basis of sex and not in relation to capabilities. Monica behaves like that of a typical
housewife and they were shown to be pressurized under that of a misogynistic society. Joey
and Chandler behave like that of a child and they act like overgrown children. The characters
do not want to face stress in relation to their career and their perspective in relation to life can
be said to be light-headed. The women are demoted from any kind of major position in life
and they are thought of to be powerless. Man is shown to possess more amount of wealth
which is held to be a masculine trait. The character of Ross often exhibits anti-adult role and
the characters behave like a child who is over-grown.
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