misogynism

every "proper" and "well-meaning" man will experience this at some point in his life.

do not trust women, not the best of them. sherlock holmes

a term meaning hatred towards women, originating from the ancient greek words miso+gyny (mis(o)= hate, fear; gyny= woman).

for similar words (see: misanthropy), (see: gynaecology), (see: gynaecomastia)

one of the misogynists is the famous philosopher kant. the following sentence i came across in one of his texts is significant: "never talk to women about science and philosophy."