“Mad Men,” the popular AMC series, isn’t just about the men who work in a Manhattan ad agency in the ’60s. In truth, Erika Engstrom says, “it’s as much about the women as the men.” ...

In TV circa 1960, women’s roles were one-dimensional and relatively similar, with no insights at all into their inner lives. In Season 2, 1962, Jackie Kennedy is shown on one episode, leading a ...

PHOTOS: The women of ‘Mad Men’ “Now if those two are talking, it’s about business, and how to get it,” says Elisabeth Moss, who plays Peggy on the series.

For a drama set in an era where women largely were perceived as powerless, Betty, Joan, Peggy and "Mad Men's" cunning stable of writers are subtly putting the lie to that notion.

In “Mad Men,” the women as well as the men have public, private and secret lives. Most dream of a fairy-tale life, married to a strong man and living in a country house.

For a TV show that slaps the word “Men” right there in a two-word title, the posing of this question may seem desperately obvious, but Mad Men keeps playing with us.

Last night's episode of Mad Men, the third in the new season, was wonderfully full of female story lines. Not that it was lacking in any male story lines; rather, it was a nice, equal balance of ...

Why “Mad Men” is bad for women I've championed the show for its smart depiction of sexism -- but as the fourth season approaches, I'm not so sure By Nelle Engoron ...