Mad Women

We don't typically watch much television around here -- there is no cable television or satellite connection; any shows we select are either on DVD or available streaming online.  We still try to keep an eye on what shows are most popular, though, so that we can try them out when the occasion arises and see what the fuss is about.  Beloved Husband has slowly worked his way through the show, Breaking Bad, and has now started upon Mad Men.  Herself is busy with other activities, but cannot help but overhear the dialog from the first episode of Mad Men.

We understand that the show is set in a particular time period when interactions between men and women in the work force were different than how they are now. Still:  the blatant sexism.  So. Very. Uncomfortable.

Herself is pleased -- and relieved -- never to have encountered anything other than egalitarian behavior in her professional career. Sometimes it's surprising to think that relatively recently, things were very different -- and that perhaps in some situations, that kind of disparate treatment still occurs. Herself cannot imagine how to handle sexist or suggestive or inappropriate commentary in the workplace (other than with perhaps a withering stare).  With a bit of luck, she never will have to do so.