How Hard Can it Be? Very, Very Hard

The video MissRepresentation Points to many of the issues that women face in today's society, mostly stemming from their portrayal in the media.  According to the documentary, women are seen as sexual objects due to their portrayal in media, which causes young girls and women to feel pressured to fit these unreasonable body images. Women are also seen as inferior because of their roles in shows in movies, which prevents them from having much of a role in politics, or other powerful positions.  However, after realizing that there is a problem, there is the problem of finding a feasible solution, and this isn't very easy. 
The documentaries solution centered around challenging media companies and holding them accountable, encouraging women leaders, and having more education in media literacy for boys and girls. However, I feel that these steps aren't necessarily enough to make sure that future generations of girls and boys feel safe and comfortable on social media and in the rest of the world affected by this social media.   Companies are currently the ones in charge of how they portray women and girls in media, so, if we as the public simply hold them accountable, it is highly unlikely that anything will actually happen. If we want real change, holding companies accountable is a good first step, but we need defined ays to do this, and it seems that the easiest way to do this would be increased legal rulings on social media and advertisements.  Although its not ideal to have the government be completely invested in this aspect of life, and we would rather the situation resolve on its own, this clearly isn't happening, so deeper and further action needs to be taken.  Many of the other solutions the documentary suggested could also be effective, but it seems that leagal action would be necessary for these strategies as well. The only way that thins like media literacy classes will become widespread is if they are required by state or federal law.  Although a few schools and school districts may develop this curriculum on their own, many won't, unless they have to.  By increasing legal requirements for companies and schools in relation to media, an attempt to solve the problem is at least being made.  Of course, it won't make the problem go away completely, but if kids understand media more, and companies have restrictions, the world could actually be a better place for future generations.