If you liked this story you may like _The Time of Eve_, which is a short animated Japanese science fiction series. It explores many of the same themes. I hadn't read this story before, but I wouldn't be at all surprised to find out the authors of the series had read it.
Viewable on CrunchyRoll, legally, for free:
http://www.crunchyroll.com/time-of-eve/episode-1-akiko-45270...
There are six episodes of about 15 minutes each.