Realism .

Depiction is a noun.

Traditionally, TV soap operas have reflected women in a rather derogatory way. Over time, as women have become stronger socially, politically, and economically, this depiction has adopted a more positive and realistic tone.

That is the correct spelling of the word "depiction" (representation, or a drawing).

Depiction means something that shows a meaning or thing. A good example is if I have a depiction of Jesus Christ in my bar of soap, it would mean that my bar of soap looks like Jesus. The word depiction can describe an object, but it could also describe an action.