Aren’t You Glad You’re Not a Woman? Throughout time, the majority of women have been held as inferior. Today even with our entire equal rights legislation; women are still second-class citizens, looked down upon and are treated very poorly. In Margaret Atwood’s, The Handmaid’s Tale, the women of Gilead area outrageously oppressed. Woman’s rights and privileges are stolen away by the government of Gilead. Woman’s only purpose in the …showed first 75 words of 890 total…

…showed last 75 words of 890 total…in the past and notice it’s the 21st century? Which brings up the question: Do you really want to be a woman loving in these conditions? Works Cited “Afghan Women Oppressed Under Taliban Rule”. Online. 20 Oct. 2000. http://www.afghan-web.com/woman/opp.html Medea, Bejamin. “50 Years Later, Chinese Women Still Oppressed”. San Francisco Chronicle. 01 Oct. 1999: A1. “Why Are Women Oppressed In Islamic Countries?”. Online. 20 Oct. 2000 http://members.tripod.co.uk/shax2/Islam/Women.html