Christina Hendricks reflects on 'Mad Men' sexism: 'Everyone wanted to ask me about my bra'

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Christina Hendricks agrees that sexual harassment is pervasive in Hollywood.

, but not necessarily about some of the media coverage of the show's female stars. In an interview with"There certainly was a time when we were very critically acclaimed, and getting a lot of attention for our very good work and our very hard work, and everyone just wanted to ask me about my bra again," she explained. "There are only two sentences to say about a bra."

Hendricks, who played feisty secretary Joan Harris from 2007 to 2015, remembered how the men of the award-winning AMC show were the only ones talked about early on.and more. "Men started dressing like Don Draper and Roger Sterling. Suits came back in, skinny ties came back in. It took three to four seasons and then all of a sudden people wanted us [the female stars] on magazines," she said. "We were like: 'This is strange – we've been doing this for a while.'"about her breasts when she ultimately did interviews.

"My relationship with Matt was in no way toxic," she said. "I don't discount anyone's experience if I wasn't there to see it, but that wasn't my experience. Was he a perfectionist, was he tough, did he expect a lot? Yes. And he would say that in a second. We were hard on each other.""Boy, do you think anyone in the entertainment industry comes out unscathed and not objectified? I don’t know one musician or one model or one actor who has escaped that.

 

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