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misogyny

noun as in hatred of women

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“We had to fight misogyny, paternalism, bureaucracy, and other significant barriers to be taken seriously,” Xenarios and Anderson later wrote.

Born in Colombia and raised in Norway, Braekhus spent her career breaking down barriers - from fighting misogyny in the gym to silencing critics on her way to becoming the undisputed queen of the sport.

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Last year a senior police officer raised the alarm about influencers like Andrew Tate radicalising boys and young men into extreme misogyny in a way that is "quite terrifying".

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Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley has told the BBC he will not resign from his position, after a Panorama investigation revealed evidence of misogyny and racism in the force.

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Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley has written to the home secretary and the mayor of London after a BBC investigation found misogyny and racism inside the force.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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