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

     I think that it is necessary to have a fair and unbiased society for it to function. This means that every citizen is given the same treatment, and to be held at the same expectation. This is not for only a specific group of people. This means for men, women, white, black, hispanic, any and everyone! In The Handmaid's Tale,  groups of citizens are each held at different expectations. The Marthas and Handmaids are expected to be obedient of the Commanders, and the Commanders are really not expected to do anything. The women in this society are very controlled, and this shows all throughout the book. For example, Handmaids were not allowed to be alone with the Commanders, without the fear of punishment. An example of this in the book would when Offred goes to her Commander's office late at night, and the entire time she was there, she was terrified that Serena, the Commander's wife, would catch her. If she had caught her, Offred could have been sent to the Colonies, even though nothing sexual or intimate was happening at all. Another example of the fear that women had in this book is when Moira was able to escape from this life. This caused an uproar among the citizen, yet if it were a man in her shoes, it would've been just another day.
     In some cases, I feel as if this is also shown in today's society. Women are held to different standards as men, and there are many ethnic stereotypes in the world, today. I think that fairness and equality is what is needed to have a good, and functioning society.