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The Documentary: The crime that only women commit

The crime that only women commit

01/11/2022 GMT

BBC World Service - The Documentary, The crime that only women commit

***There is a disturbing account of murder, that listeners may find upsetting***
In the film industry across the world, male actors aged 42-65 get bigger and better roles whilst women in the same age bracket are often cast in stereotypical mother or grandmother roles. This is backed by data from the largest ever analysis done on dialogue and gender in film. In Bollywood men who play romantic leads and dominating the box office are in their 50s. They often have much younger partners too. Actresses who are in their 40s and 50s are playing mothers to actors younger than themselves.

Society drives people, particularly women, in every way to look beautiful. We see it on television, in the movies, and in magazines. The social pressure associated with physical appearance is typically much greater for girls and women than boys and men in almost every society. We tap into different areas of culture and society across the globe to get a diverse range of experience and opinion, and look at what drives this prejudice, and why.

(Photo: An old woman holds up a black and white picture of her younger self. Credit: Getty Images)

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