Cuffs gender Q

In the avengers the characters represent the views upon gender in the 1960s to make the audience relate with the show. Firstly, they make Peel a strong female character who is smart, sophisticated and athletic. Women will want to watch as they may want to look up to a woman like this as there weren’t a ton of strong female role models in television in the 60s. We can tell she is smart and strong because when Stead goes to peels place she is fencing and the two have a fencing match and it seems like equal odds but in the end Stead wins as male are still seen as always the stronger and the leaders. Peel also says she has written an article for a science magazine which shows she is intelligent. Also to show her strong stance she does every so often stand up to Stead but in the end stead always gets the finale word.

The show still is not completely fair for Peel as her character is seemed to be sexualised as she is wearing a tight fitting outfit which outlines her body and is made to look very attractive. This is to help get a male audience as she is something nice to look at. Also she is kidnapped and has to be saved which is also an outdated stereotype now but was seen to be ok back in the 60s.