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The connection between gender and media contains the connection between gender identifications and the conception of masculinity and femininity and how these identities are represented within mass media. It can be observed through specific analytical lenses evolved from social sciences, gender and feminist studies as well as in communication studies. Some scholars who specialize in this topic include Mary Celeste Kearney, Rosalind Gill and Gloria Steinem. These schools of study focus on the concept of social constructionism or the idea that the world is made up of ideas which are perpetuated by society and form a sense of reality which is not naturally inherent.[1] Ideas related to social constructionism analyze how both gender and social roles are configured as well as how they impact the lives of individuals throughout society. Other science districts such as sexology and neurosciences have devoted areas of study to examine gender and its reflection in society on a scientific level.