Mad Men is a TV series that portrays the treatment of women from the 1960's. In the shows it represents the sexist and patriarchal operations of the household and the workplace, the inferior role of women in their family and social lives and the way that women internalise these views. The show shows how women were less superior to men and how they were treated differently. This relates to many theories such as the 'warm bath' theory where the man expects dinner to be done, the washing to be done and the housework to be done when he gets home from work.
Although it does not just show the oppression of women, it also represents the high expectations of men. Men in the 1960's were expected to be strong, independent and masculine. It was okay for the main character, Don Draper, to cheat on his wife as the women were seen as weaker, less important people and men were not expected the be dependant on one woman. This is shown when another character, Pete, is talking to his coworkers about how he enjoys being with his wife, he gets mocked and laughed at.
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