Season 1 Episode 3
In this episode, Ilana is at work wearing a crop top where her male boss notices. He explains it doesn’t fit the dress code, so she tries to pull it up, which exposes her stomach, and then Ilana pulls it down, exposing her chest. She then pushes her chest together and makes a funny noise prompting her boss to bring the policies of sexual harassment to her attention.
Women in media are typically not seen working, but when they are, they are very well put together and professional. Ilana has a very strong personality, which is a masculine trait according to the Bem Sex Role Inventory. She does what she wants when she wants to and doesn’t acknowledge consequences. In several movies and television programs, men can say what they want in the workplace despite sexual harassment policies. Similarly, men typically aren’t dressed coded both within and outside of the media. The behaviors and mannerisms Ilana displayed help resist feminine stereotypes. The sex role perspecive helps me understand that this episode demonstrated different ways to be a woman in the workplace by how Ilana dresses and conducts herself.
Shared by: Meghan Lowery
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