Misogyny facts for kids
Misogyny is the hatred of, contempt for, or prejudice against women or girls. Misogyny is manifest in numerous ways, including social exclusion, sex discrimination, hostility, androcentrism, patriarchy, male privilege, belittling of women and violence against women.
Misogyny can be found within sacred texts of religions, mythologies, and Western philosophies.
Images for kids
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Allan G Johnson 2003
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Roman copy of a Hellenistic bust of Chrysippus (British Museum)
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Pandora - John William Waterhouse
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Eve rides astride the Serpent on a capital in Laach Abbey church, 13th century
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Guru Nanak in the center, amongst other Sikh figures
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Portrait of Aristoteles, Copy of Lysippos, Louvre
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Schopenhauer by Karl Bauer
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Anita Sarkeesian was the target of a coordinated misogynistic attack because of her feminist work.
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Andrea Dworkin
See also
In Spanish: Misoginia para niños
