"Ladies Room" is the second episode of the first season of the American television drama series Mad Men.
Don says, "I was raised to see it as a sin of pride to go on like that about yourself," to explain to Betty why he deflected Roger's inquiry.
Betty, meanwhile, is troubled—her mother has recently died, and since that time she has periodically experienced her hands going numb.
The members of the creative team, which Don leads, discuss a product and the question of "what women want" arises, leaving them puzzled.
Peggy expresses annoyance at being targeted by the sexually predatory males in the office.
Meanwhile, in Betty's first session with the therapist, she talks about her relationship with her late mother and her insecurities about Helen.
"[1] Andrew Johnston, writing for Slant Magazine was also impressed by the episode, comparing the series favorably to The Sopranos and praising Michael Gladis' acting in particular.