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You have to understand the system to dismantle it.

Walk with us through the hierarchy of Gilead, from top to bottom. #HandmaidsTale
Commanders. The highest-ranking Sons of Jacob who shape and control the government.
Eyes. The secret police who find and punish traitors to the regime.
Guardians. The heavily-armed peacekeepers of Gilead, who serve as bodyguards, soldiers, and law enforcement.
Wives. The high-ranking women who support and serve their husbands, the Commanders.
Aunts. The women who train, educate, and patrol the Handmaids - ensuring their obedience and overseeing their pregnancies.
Marthas. The servants and housekeepers who cook, clean, and wait on Commanders and their Wives.

(Some are also at the forefront of The Resistance. 👊)
Handmaids: The most crucial - but most strictly controlled - women in Gilead.
Econopeople: The low-ranking, poor, and powerless masses.
Jezebels: The rebellious women forced to become sex workers in order to save themselves from a life in the Colonies.
Unmen & Unwomen: Unmarried, sterile, and people deem traitorous who work in areas where pollution is deadly.
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