"It's not gender that is destroying our culture... it's our interpretations of culture that have destroyed gender equality." - Cambodian Civil GroupBeing male or female is something that has become a limiting factor recently and in past history. Society views a person based on gender; male or female and classifies the individual based on sex (Cambridge, 2011). For centuries, women have been associated with certain characteristics such as being weak, domestic and not yet capable of responsibility, men are seen as strong and dominant (Keller, 1994: 234). The entertainment industry gives people the image that males dominate females more, showing women as the main parental figure, housewife and sexual object. Culture has established very defined roles for each gender, and these roles are driven and promoted by the hit television show Desperate Housewives. Desperate Housewives is an American comedy-drama series, which focuses on the lives of four working women overcoming domestic struggles and family life, dealing with the secrets, crimes and mysteries hidden behind the doors of their surprising and seemingly perfect suburban community. The portrayal of these women is very patriarchal, as they are all seen as stay-at-home moms, dependent on their male partners. The spectacle of the suburban community is based on the progress of men; and women are marginalized and belittled in stereotypical roles, undoubtedly represented through the character of Gabrielle Solis, played by Eva Longoria. As a result, Gabrielle is a prime example of how Desperate Housewives supports the hegemonic ideology that women are docile, dependent, and domestic beings. "Every woman knows that, regardless of her other successes... half of the paper... 205-221. Print.Cott, B and S Saxon. "The influence of ethnicity, social class and context on judgments about U.S. women.." Journal of Social Psychology. 142.7 (2002): 481-499. Print. Cuklanz, Lisa M., and Sujata Moorti. "The 'New' Television Feminism: Prime-Time Representations of Women and Victimization." Critical Media Communication Studies, 23.4 (2006) 302-21.Radway, Janice A. 1991 [1987].Reading Romanticism: Women, Patriarchy, and Popular Culture.Reprint edition. James. “Hegemony.” Gender, Race, and Class in the Media. 'Ed.' (1991): 120-125. Print."Sex Definition."..