I'm actually quite amazed at the lack of female characters in fantasy and sci-fi from that era. It's as if the authors create vast and complex realities, often with parallel universes and alternate time lines, bizarre technology, outlandish political systems and the most exotic aliens and fairy creatures beyond your comprehension as a matter of routine but somehow fail almost completely to include female characters. I don't think we, as people used to gender inclusion, can actually understand the mindset that caused this.
For reference I suggest studying any of Isaac Asimov's, H Beam Piper's or Philip K Dick's writings and then taking a look at Ursula Le Guin's. Actually, read Le Guin's first.

Defect or Evolving?

Modern problems require cold war solutions.

This is gonna hurt you a lot more than it'll hurt me.

It's trickle down economy.

The problem with preparing for disaster is that you start hoping for disasters.

Compensating for something?

No No, she's got a point.

For context ..
"Androids dream of electric sheep" is a scifi novel by Philip K Dick.

"Gender Queer: A Memoir is a 2019 graphic memoir written and illustrated by Maia Kobabe. It recounts Kobabe's journey from adolescence to adulthood and the author's exploration of gender identity and sexuality, ultimately identifying as being outside of the gender binary."
It was never intended as kids literature and only had a small run of a few hundred copies. But, thanks in no small part to conservative bans, it has reached international popularity and sold almost 100.000 copies.

If two negatives makes a positive, what does two equals make?

Pluck your ears and eyebrows and trim the nose hair. Takes ten years off your looks.

Heck yeah, I have a wild power fantasy where I inherit millions so I can buy houses for all my friends and pay off all their loans.

Early days at Milliways.

Unless it's a baby elephant.

Won't someone please think of rich people's yacht money!

Ask General Motors and IBM the same.

If the show Ugly Americans has taught me anything, it's that the Gay Pride Parade keeps the power grid working.