The entire world of this dystopian scifi novel is one in which women are constantly living in fear and/or being abused by men: it contains a lot of sexual violence against women. The main character was lured into having sex with her older teacher when she was a young girl, and she recalls the scene of them having sex in ways that make it seem non-consensual (in addition to her being too young to really give consent). Another main character is a prostitute and was raped by her pimp not to mention her clients. The women are the central figures and they are kinda well-developed, but not enough to make it worth putting yourself as a reader in this grim world.