How are women represented in Mr. Selfridge?

From the opening few scenes I have seen of the show, there is already an impression I am getting of the women in the show. In general, the woman seen could be perceived as being pushovers and less dominant than the males, this impression was first created with the opening scene. The woman workers in the shop getting prepared to open the shop were very frantic and on edge. When the male character walked into the scene they suddenly stopped and were doing everything to please him, this could be suggesting that the males have dominance over the females. The impression that I had was only boosted in the second scene.

Mr Selfridge arrives at a lower-end store and asks to see everything they have. The female tells him that she couldn't allow that, however after very little persuasion, she does what he wants. She also seemed nervous and on-edge around the male character. Because it took so little time to go against what she had previously said, the viewer gets the impression that she is a pushover. And with this scene and the first, the audience gets a certain perception straight away.