Representation: Bodies

In the clip from 'Bodies' men and women are represented in an interesting way.

For a large proportion of the clip there are mainly women, suggesting that the environment of a hospital is dominated by women. There are women in all different roles from the office staff to nurses.

Men are really only seen in the latter part of the scene when they reach surgery.

It is also clearly a gynaecological department and the men seem to be very much in charge. The men here also conform to stereotypes here by making inappropriate comments and, quite frankly, offensive comments. In addition, the men seem more focused on 'carrot cake' and 'music' than the task at hand. It is the woman who notices the mistake and the woman who wants to make a bigger deal out of it and this shows that the women are perhaps more empathetic, caring and professional.

The dominant man at the end seems arrogant and this would conform to the stereotype of a surgeon in his position.