The Street- presentation of gender roles

The significance of gender is portrayed in the street clip by the argument of the woman, the subordinate, and the man, the dominant. It shows the stereotypical view of males and females by having a conflicting plot, for example the argument between the mum and dad shows how the family is dominated by the masculine father and how the mum allows him to disrespect her because of the family hierarchy. The woman cheating on her husband shows how unhappy she is but she doesn’t want to leave him because of her lower ranking and how he’s the bread winner and without his “£250” she wouldn’t be able to survive and look after the children.

The plot evolves a conflicting situation between the mum and the dad over the children. He mentions how he’s the one that bring homes the money to support the family’s lifestyle which is to assert his authority and show his masculinity with his manual labour job. After the argument she comforts the children, which portrays her stereotypical ‘looking after the babies mother figure’. When the water works explode she calls another man for help who is also married and in the moment commits adultery. This shows the formulaic male view as cheaters and care only about flaunting their fertility. When a car hits Katy it is an eye opener to present how the father is uncaring and ignorant towards his modern roles as a father because he views it as the woman’s job. This ties in with gender roles and inequality because it exhibits the 1900’s view of woman’s jobs and the values they should withhold. The characters and the plot re-enforce stereotypes because it shows that even in modern society the man is superior over woman.