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Feminist science fiction is a subgenre of science fiction which is focused on examining women’s roles in society. Feminist sci fi poses questions about important social issues such as how society constructs gender roles, the role reproduction plays in defining gender, and the unequal political and personal power of men and women. Feminist science fiction often illustrates these themes using utopias to explore a society in which gender differences or gender power imbalances do not exist; or dystopias to explore worlds in which gender inequalities are intensified, thus highlighting the need for feminist work to continue.[1] According to Gary Westfahl:
"Science fiction and fantasy serve as important vehicles for feminist throught, particularly as bridges between theory and practice. No other genres so actively invite representations of the ultimate goals of feminism: worlds free of sexism, worlds in which women's contributions (to science) are recognized and valued, worlds in which the diversity of women's desire and sexuality, and worlds that move beyond gender."[2]