Queens At Work

One thing that I have recently noticed in the television sitcom, King of Queens, is that Carrie is often depicted as miserable in the workplace. She has a job which differs from most of the stay at home wives in popular sitcomes; however, she is not happy with it. This proves the subliminal message that is given to the viewers is that women are not supposed to be in the workplace. Their place is at home taking care of the house and family. Carrie constantly has trouble juggling work and home life. She has to take care of Doug and her father on top of staying ahead at work. Doug has a job as well but he is never depicted as struggling to balance his career and his home life. Men are expected to have careers and work to provide money for the household, and women are expected to not be able to do the same. Men in sitcoms never have an issue working, and more and more frequently I am noticing that women do.