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and movies perform female-stereotyped chores (doing dishes, cooking, cleaning) compared to 1 percent of men who perform male- stereotyped chores (fixing things, taking out the garbage, etc.). - In both television and film a greater percentage of women were seen talking about romance and dating than talking about work and jobs. - Most [women] were neither shown on job nor mentioned an occupation. Of the television characters who were presented as having an occupation, over a third of the men and one-fourth of the women were cast as professionals (doctor, lawyer, teacher, social worker, entertainer, etc.) or white collar workers (administrators, managers). - [Of female] motivations, having a romantic relationship and succeeding in a job appeared most frequently. On both television and films a higher proportion of men than women were motivated to succeed in a job. - Although crying and whining are behaviors exhibited by men and women, more of the women on television whine or cry than the men. - More women on television try to use flirting to achieve their goals. - Men are also likely to use gender stereotyped behaviors. Specifically, they