women. Even in the "pseudo-egalitarian world" of soap operas, male characters dominate the drama; they, more than women, provide advice on "personal entanglements."
Women are not yet on an equal footing with men in television's cor- porate offices. "Evidence of discrimination in hiring and promotion," Tuchman notes, "was strong enough for women employees to have won lawsuits or achieved substantial out-of-court settlements from each of the three television networks"...