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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How they are chosen:

Wives/commanders: typically these are people who were instrumental in Gilead’s founding or government. If you are a woman married to a man in charge, you are a wife. Wives can be fertile or barren. If they are barren, they can have a handmaid.

Econopeople: regular people. “Lower class”. These are the faithful citizens who are basically cogs in the Gilead machine. Fertility is not a factor in this designation.

Economen can be promoted to commanders if they do something beneficial for the government/prove their loyalty. Their wives would then be promoted to teal wearing Wives.

Handmaids: “sinful” fertile women.

It is hard to move up in Gilead but super easy to fall from grace. A handmaid is typically never going to be promoted to Wife but a wife can be punished and made a handmaid (if fertile) or sent to the colonies (if not). [/quote]

Two additional classes:

Eyes - the police.  More powerful than Economen, less powerful than Commanders.

Professionals - doctor, dentist, accountant, etc. These were decidedly lower than Commanders on the food chain, even though they could be materially well off. That is why it was such an insult to Serena to be set up with the OB. Not as bad as being suggested an Eye or an Economan, but still pretty bad for a former Commander's wife.[/quote]

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