Are women underrepresented in Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

When
discussing something like how a particular text "represents" something as broad as
"women," there are lots of different factors to take into account before deciding on
your particular point of you. They can probably be broken down into a few key
questions:

1) What function do the female characters serve in the
story?

We often address this question in terms of a key word,
"agency." Agency basically means the power to make choices, affect decisions and
control your own path. If one character has "agency" and another does not, it means
that one character controls the story, and other...