Portrayals of Women in Transnational Arab Television Drama Series

Arabic Mass Media and Women Gender Stereotype: Stability versus Change “The Dream of Women Empowerment”

“…Six countries were taken as a sample representing different region with different historical background. The results were consistent with what previous researches found regarding the outnumber presentation of male characters than female characters in the media [41]. As well female being tied to the field of teaching and art craft while male to be related to politics, sport and religion went along with what other researches described for specific jobs to be restricted to female like art and language, while science, math [42]; same like what others proved that upper level jobs were related to male while secondary level jobs to female [43] especially if contributing this result to how male were presented in contemporary jobs compared to female who were shown to be tied to the traditional jobs.…”

“…Meanwhile when a female producer/writer is involved in producing the drama, women are presented in a more respectful and recognized context. In general female characters in programs from conservative Arab countries were shown with less recognition and respect than characters from more liberal Arab countries [21].…”

The Asian Conference on Arts & Humanities 2021 Official Conference Proceedings

“…Even though Saudi society is currently undergoing significant metamorphosis, particularly with regard to Saudi women's issues, female Saudi responses remained conservative about dating and freedom in what women should wear to hide their modesty. However, it is noteworthy that marriage without guardianship and dating, along with other taboos, including personal freedom, which are a part of Saudi culture are depicted differently in Turkish cultures (Kharroub and Weaver 2014;Kharroub 2016). This further signifies the social identity perspective, according to which individual identities are created through their membership in diverse groups, both within national boundaries and beyond.…”

Through the Lens of Television: Progression in Portrayal of Pakistani Trans* Community (A study of TV shows from 2010 to 2018)

“…The subjugation of this community is multifold -including unavailability of educational resources and a dearth of employment -leading the Pakistani Khwaja sara community towards stigmatized professions (Collumbien, Chow, Qureshi, Rabbani, & Hawkes, 2008). The underrepresentation and stereotypical portrayals of gender in the media are particularly important, as these gender portrayals construct the viewers' gender beliefs and attitudes (Kharroub & Weaver, 2014). Media has the ability to define gender perceptions in any society.…”