Literary Man

MISOGYNY Misogyny is the dislike, contempt or prejudice against women. In our society, we can find misogyny in a numerous way, including social exclusion, sex discrimination, hostility against female sex, androcentrism, the patriarchy of male privilege, violence against women and sexual objectification. If we study different philosopher, the put forth different notions about misogyny, according to Allan G Johnson ‘’Misogyny is a cultural hatred against females because they are females’’ Sociologist  Michael Flood  at the  University of Wollongong  defines misogyny as the hatred of women and notes:  Though most common in men, misogyny also exists in and is practiced by women against other women or even themselves. Misogyny functions as an ideology or belief system that has accompanied patriarchal, or male-dominated societies for thousands of years and continues to place women in subordinate positions with limited access to power and decision making....