What are the necessary components of a functioning and fair society? - Alesiah Ward

In my opinion, the most important component of a functioning and fair society is freedom. Having freedom is important to me because I have freedom to do or say what I want without having to listen to a "higher power". But personally in this society now I don't think we have freedom as they say we do. Two other necessary components would be fairness and equality. In The Handmaid's Tale, the girls are forced to dress alike, act a certain way, never to talk to males, have forced labors, no freedom and more. While the males don't really have those type of rules in their society. The males are like the security of the society. They really can't touch the girls or socialize with the girls but that is only because they have to become a certain age and get permission to marry. In our society, we might not have the rules that they have in the book but girls are expected to act and behave in a certain way based off our society today. Back then for example in churches girls had to wear long skirts that went to their ankles and then they could wear skirts that came to their knees. Some churches or certain religions are still like that but some have become less strict. In the 21st-century schools, girls can't even wear tank tops because they think that it may be appealing to guys.