Opinions on gender roles in TV and movies U.S. 2019, by gender
A report from August 2019 found that 65 percent of American adults believe TV and movie plots can change the perception of traditional gender roles. The portrayal of gender roles by the U.S. film and TV industry was investigated, and the judgement of these representations differed among male and female respondents. Only 45 percent of male American adults reported seeing men portrayed as active and involved fathers, compared to 57 percent of women who had noticed a positive representation of fatherhood.