Does the media distorts reality by creating and reinforcing gender stereotypes which subjugate women by portraying them as sex objects, victims and dependents of society? The literature review should be broken down under different headers such as : History and evolution of female portrayal in media, Portrayal of women in different types of media (printed, online and broadcast), Women's opinions about mediated female stereotypes, Sociological impacts of mediated female stereotypes, Comparison and trends of how women are portrayed in different types of media