8 Outrageously Sexist Vintage Ads to Remind You What Moms Used to Put Up With
When it comes to the fight for gender equality, we know there’s still a long way to go. Women still make $430,000 less than men over their careers. Complex female characters, as well as female directors, are still underrepresented in Hollywood. And American women are the only mothers in countries with advanced economies who don't benefit from mandated maternity leave. But things have certainly improved for us since when our mothers and grandmothers were our age. Fifty years ago, the roles women and mothers played in midcentury media looks so sexist now that it's absurd. So if you find a certain joy in getting angry, take a look at the next eight vintage advertisements that get so many aspects of women’s lives—especially motherhood—so wrong.