I think that women have always been considered weaker than men. They warn girls to protect themselves when they go out. Molly has a cat-like claws made of blades to protect her. This shows that Women are still considered weaker and that they need to have a technological modification to protect them.
Molly also has lenses that make it impossible to cry. Women are more sensitive, and it is appropriate for them to cry, but men are not supposed to show their emotions. Men spit and do other things that women are not supposed to do. This is shown in Titanic where Rose learns to “spit like a man.” It was not normal for her to partake in that action. By forcing Molly to spit, instead of cry, makes her less than of a human. Her nature is to cry when she is upset. She can spit, which she does, but it is definitely hiding her weaker status as a female since she can’t let her guard down and cry.
Molly also makes an argument similar to Pitts by wanting to modify the body to reclaim it. She once used her body for money in prostitution. She wants to reclaim her body by modifying it, and this is seen through her fighting against Peter who tries to control the female body. She wants to use her new modifications to help herself and others to reclaim her own body that was once hurt and misused.
