Priestly portrays the life of women in the Victorian society as horrible and taken advantage of. They do not own any proper titles to their names and are all treated the same way by the hypocrites of the society, men. In the opening of the play, Edna is used as a tool to symbolise the lower working class society repeatedly caring for their masters, she is ordered to change the colour of the lights and do small worthless things, stating the role of women who aren't in the upper class aren't even seen as basic human beings, they are used and forgotten by the hierarchy. The death of Eva smith was caused by the Birlings, but instead of taking responsibility of their actions, the older generation chose to turn their back on the sufferings they caused. They choose to stay silent to protect their peace highlights how they portray gentle and kind hearted females as weak, they treat them as objects to take their frustration out on. Priestly heightens the events that Eva faced to criticise the Victorian society as being heartless individuals who are insanely selfish. Furthermore, inspector Goole is a didactic, who portrays socialist and feminists views ahead of any other normalised rules of the society, 'there are millions of millions of Eva smiths and john smiths', the repitition highlight the endless chain of lower class individuals who go through the same experiences each day, implying that there isnt just one female dying due to the class divide, but millions, highlighting that the acts done by higher class individuals are endurable, causing endless pain throughout the whole population of girls like Eva smith. And Gerald makes it clear that he used her for her body and he didn't have any genuine feelings for her ' i didnt install her there so i could make love to her' Priestly uses the verb 'install' to show Geralds full control and power over the naive Eva, which clearly shows the gender inequalities However, not everyone is a bystander in Inspector calls, Sheila stands up for her wrongdoings and exposes her acts and her wrongdoings, creating a chance to reflect on her actions and change throughout as a person. However her sudden change shocks the family as much as the audience, shes insanely gullible and childish at the start of the play, but Priestly presents her this way to symbolise how her parents/society made women act like, at the start she was going by the rules and the societal norms, she never objected in any means, however at the appearance of the Inspector who guides and teaches each and every one of them about their mistakes, she starts to change. Which highlights the narrow minded household and system she was brought up in, which neglected her every mistake and embraced them continuously shaping her into 'what was normal' in the society. 'these girls arent cheap labour, they're people', she crystallises her feminist side, she stands against the inhumane acts that are being done by their parents and she highlights her new perspective of decisions, she carries out this event against the support of her parents and this would be seen as rebellious in the Victorian society. As women in that society were not allowed to vote, they weren't allowed to have properties to to their names and basically just seen as delicate objects that were worthless at the end of the day, they didnt have any women rights obligations held up and they were ignored, not giving them a chance to speak their own individual opinions or making a change in the world, they weren't seen as responsible. And Sheila was like this at the start of the play however a turn of events changes her as a women, she sees clearer and stands up for not only other women but also for herself. On the other other hand, Mrs Birling is the cruel-cold hearted female who is against any rights of women and doesn't associate herself with any of this, as she speaks 'I accept no blame for it at all' not only she acts like a capitalist man she also doesn't seem to have any traits of a nurturing kind women in her late woman-hood. in conclusion, women in the inspector calls are highlighted as vulnerable human beings, with no right to speak or make righteous decisions, Priestly presents the life of a woman as very controlled, they are forced to hide their views from the public, they are constantly under the 'care' of men, they cannot break free of this endless cycle of sufferings.