antiwoman
Hostile toward women
Antiwoman means hostile or opposed to women.
The term describes attitudes, policies, or actions that discriminate against or demean women: Critics called the legislation antiwoman.
It functions like other anti- compounds, indicating opposition to a group's interests or rights.
Also spelled anti-woman.
Hostility toward women
- hatredIntense hostile aversion
- harassmentAggressive, unwanted targeting
- contemptDisdainful disregard
- animosityActive, bitter hostility
vitriol · abuse · belittlement · denigration · vilification · antagonism · aggression · intimidation
Male-dominated social order
- chauvinismMilitant devotion to group
- antifeminismOpposition to gender equality
- traditionalismAdherence to inherited customs
- complementarianismDoctrine of gendered church roles
backlash · reactionary · fundamentalism · incel · manosphere · coverture · oppression · subjugation
Gender-based prejudice
- stereotypingOversimplified group-based judgments
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- inequalityUnequal distribution of resources
underrepresentation · objectification · paternalism · exclusion · marginalization · devaluation · disparagement
Imposing narrow boundaries
- regressiveReverting to earlier stages
- exclusionaryTending to bar others
- discriminatoryShowing unfair distinction
- disenfranchisingRemoving civic participation rights
misogyny
Hostility toward women
- hatredIntense hostile aversion
- harassmentAggressive, unwanted targeting
- contemptDisdainful disregard
animosity · vitriol · abuse · belittlement · denigration · vilification · antagonism · aggression · intimidation · trolling
patriarchy
Male-dominated social order
- chauvinismMilitant devotion to group
- antifeminismOpposition to gender equality
- traditionalismAdherence to inherited customs
complementarianism · backlash · reactionary · fundamentalism · incel · manosphere · coverture · oppression · subjugation · disenfranchisement
sexism
Gender-based prejudice
- stereotypingOversimplified group-based judgments
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
inequality · underrepresentation · objectification · paternalism · exclusion · marginalization · devaluation · disparagement
restrictive
Imposing narrow boundaries
- regressiveReverting to earlier stages
- exclusionaryTending to bar others
- discriminatoryShowing unfair distinction
antiwomanpro-woman
Supportive of females
prowoman · feminist · women's rights advocate · gynocentric · egalitarian
woman, women, womanly, womanhood, womanizer, womankind, womanize, unwomanly, womanizing