Ever since the beginning of time, women were believed to need a man. If a women did not have a man she was considered weak and unwanted. Many believe that a woman's role is in the household. She is supposed to be able to cook, clean, and take care of children, and if she does not possess these trait, she is considered undesirable. A woman is subjugated to sexism in many aspects of her life as she is viewed as less able than her fellow man. …show more content…
One of the agents make advertisements for a women and suggests she tries to attract a normal housewife. The owner of the company becomes mad because she is trying to attract her business towards wealthier customers and wants respect from the agent. While, the advertisement agent becomes very angry that a woman would dare talk to him like that in a commanding way. The show, Mad Men, is set from the time period 1950-1960’s which explains some of the sexism that would not be tolerated in today’s world. Although, a woman owning a business was considered such an absurd idea that the only other people the agent believed would be attracted to it was women. The woman had a hard time because the agent did not have any respect for her or her business because she was a