Another aspect of the Handmaid's Tale that is cautionary is the loss of reading and writing.  Here we have this going on in an insidious way that I don't think many are paying attention to.  Whenever a child is not able to read or write we give them "assistive technology".  There is then no need to learn these skills as the technology does it for them.  Then we progress from children who can't learn to read and write to those with mild to moderate learning disabilities, and on it goes...  Take the technology away (because it is expensive, or for many other reasons that can be thought of) and there you have a predominately illiterate society, easily manipulated because they can't find or retain information they need, or distinguish fact from opinion, etc.  Of course, it is not as marketable an angle as the female oppression one!