Shannon’s Reviews > For the Love of Women: Uprooting and Healing Misogyny in America > Status Update

"Misogyny is a persistent, insidious belief that men’s ideas, wants, needs, and experiences are more important than women’s and that political, religious, and social systems, as well as intimate relation- ships, should uphold this principle. This belief system subsequently influences the laws, practices, and ethos of a given culture, eventually harming everyone—especially women and children."