Katika kile kinachoitwa "ulimwengu wenye ustaarabu", nafasi za wanaume na wanawake zinafafanuliwa kwa dhana ya uhuru. Ingawa wengi wanaamini kuwa hii ndiyo njia pekee ya haki, uthibitisho halisi wa mafanikio yake unaweza kuonekana katika jamii kwa ujumla.

In the so-called ‘civilised world’, the roles of men and women are defined by the concept of freedom. While this is held by many to be the only just way, the real proof of its success can be seen in the society at large.

Jamii inawashinikiza wanawake wafuate majukumu fulani, ambayo kwa asili yake huharibu heshima yao na utu wao; lakini bado wanajiona kuwa wamekombolewa. "Mitindo" inaamuru kwamba lazima wajivue nguo ili waonekane wamevaa kwa kukubalika. Miili yao inatumiwa kama bidhaa za kuuzia magari na pau za chokoleti. Ponografia kwa kawaida inaonekana kama haki, badala ya unyonyaji. Wanawake wanajikuta wakishindana na wanaume, na wakihangaika kutimiza majukumu yale yale.

Society pressures women to conform to certain roles, which by their nature destroy their honour and dignity; yet still they believe themselves to be liberated. ‘Fashion’ dictates that they must undress themselves to be acceptably attired. Their bodies are used like commodities to sell cars and chocolate bars. Pornography is commonly seen as a right, rather than exploitation. Women find themselves competing with men, and struggling to fulfil the same roles.