"The ideals of the epic world obviously do not have much to share with women, nor do the women enjoy the heroic values. There is little they can do there - other then get abducted or rescued, or pawned, or molested, or humiliated in some way or other. So, what happens when women choose to retell an epic?"

Nabaneetadi on three women's versions of the Ramayana:

https://ninapaley.com/Sitayana/Manushi_LadySingstheBlues.html