Mad Men portrays the female manipulation and control as well. Betty wants divorce? Don has to move out. Pete gets caught at a whorehouse? Get's kicked out. Joan decides on divorce. All of them get and control their men to a point with their feminine wiles.
Remember the episode where Don and Roger go to Pete's apartment to convince him to join the new firm? Trudy is in the bedroom while the men discuss things and calls out to Pete "Peter, may I speak to you?" when he waffles on taking the opportunity.
It doesn't seem far off to me. Even back then women were not powerless. They carried themselves much differently however and the public persona they projected was much more proper than today. Being known as a slut was a death sentence to any girls desire to get a decent man.
Women have never been powerless. They just wielded that power differently in the past.
Remember the episode where Don and Roger go to Pete's apartment to convince him to join the new firm? Trudy is in the bedroom while the men discuss things and calls out to Pete "Peter, may I speak to you?" when he waffles on taking the opportunity.
It doesn't seem far off to me. Even back then women were not powerless. They carried themselves much differently however and the public persona they projected was much more proper than today. Being known as a slut was a death sentence to any girls desire to get a decent man.
Women have never been powerless. They just wielded that power differently in the past.