How do the representations of women in Get Carter reflect the time in which it was made?

Throughout the film women are mistreated and disrespected in different ways, despite the swinging sixties being 'liberating'.  Laura Mauley said that our society is dominated by the male gaze and that women in narratives only serve two purposes; an erotic object for the characters and an object for the spectators within the audience. This is shown within Get Carter. 

During the phone sex scene with Carter and Anna, Carter can't actually see Anna implying that this scene only exists for the spectators as she is primarily an erotic object. This is for the benefit of men and it reinforces the fact that there is no 'female gaze' due to our culture being male dominated.  The obscured frame throughout this scene provides a voyeuristic experience for the audience, reinforcing how they want to see her and providing the male desires for the spectators. Her face is obscured by her legs implying that she is just a body and that her identity is unimportant. This is also implied by the camera as it places the audience between her legs which is private and intimate. A series of close up's of Anna are used in this scene, however, they are only used on her body in order to 'gaze' at her, this implies that she is just a fantasy. Anna is told by Carter to delay her sexual pleasure until he is there, connoting that he feels threatened and has to be in constant control which is not what the swinging sixties was about. 

The role of Edna is very clear within the film. Her purpose is to be there for carter. At the start of the film, she shows to be independent and in control until Carter comes into her home and inserts dominance. She then adopts a domestic role by providing food and water for Carter as well as giving him sexual gratification and a place to stay. Even when Carter brings people she doesn't want into her house, she lacks strength and independence, showing that Carter is constantly in control.