| Resumen: |
In Margaret Atwood s novel, The Handmaid s Tale, set in the near future, a totalitarian state has come to power in the USA having cracked down on women s rights, forbidding them to own property or hold jobs. In this futuristic dystopia, women have strict roles in society. Those of healthy reproductive age, Handmaids, are enslaved to elite couples unable to conceive to bear them children. Although Atwood s book is a fictional work, the underlying themes will be familiar to many women and girls around the world, and certainly to those working to eliminate violence against this population. |
