Does it pass the Bechdel Test? Yes

 

Power Structures enforcing Masculinity and Femininity

  • Masculinity
    • Jack getting the credit for catching Dotty because he is the chief when really it was Peggy that did most of the work
    • A man checks out Peggy as she walks into the LA office
  • Defying Masculinity:
    • Dotty isn’t afraid of Jack, Peggy is the only one that can interrogate her well. Jack uses the scare tactics that they used on her in Russia, she is not afraid of him. She is mildly afraid of Peggy.
    • Jarvis isn’t worried about his nose possibly being broken, he says that he cares about his aesthetic more because his wife, Ana, enjoys how he looks
  • Femininity
    • Dotty telling Peggy that there are currencies more valuable than money

 

Jason Wilke’s Characteristics on the Bem Sex Inventory

  • Masculine 
    • Ambitious, analytical
  • Feminine
    • Compassionate, gentle, sensitive to the needs of others

Shared by: Abby Kramer
Image Credit: Agent Carter, Season 2 Episode 1, 10:21