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Misogyny

Misogyny is a deep-seated dislike or prejudice against women. It manifests in various forms, from subtle microaggressions to overt acts of violence. This harmful ideology has pervaded societies for centuries, shaping gender roles, limiting women’s opportunities, and perpetuating inequality. Understanding this type of anti-female bias is crucial for dismantling patriarchal structures and creating a more just and equitable world. From historical oppression to modern-day discrimination, misogyny continues to impact women’s lives.

According to the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, a hate crime is defined as a criminal offense motivated by the offender’s biases against an individual or group’s:

  • Race
  • Religion
  • Disability
  • Sexual orientation
  • Ethnicity
  • Gender
  • Gender identity

Crimes motivated by misogyny, or hatred towards women, are be classified as hate crimes under this definition.

How to Recover from a Dusty Man

The dusty man is not a new phenomenon. He has existed, in various forms, wherever systems of power have created men with enormous entitlement and small means. Dusties espouse the ideology of masculine authority without the character or resources to make that authority anything other than a weapon turned against the women he seeks to exploit. The dusty moves through…

Black Femicide Trends 2020–2025: The Impact of COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic triggered the sharpest single-year escalation in Black femicide rates in two decades. Though rates declined slightly from their 2021 peak, they remain 25% higher than pre-pandemic levels–and the federal funding rollbacks of 2025 have removed the infrastructure most likely to reverse that trajectory. The years between 2020 and 2023 represent the most acute phase of the Black femicide…

The Femicide of Rebecca Cheptegei: Coercive Control in Sports

The femicide of Ugandan Olympic marathoner Rebecca Cheptegei has sent shockwaves across the global sporting community, pulling back the curtain on the issue of gender-based violence in Africa. Cheptegei, 25, died on September 5, 2024 after being set on fire by her former romantic partner on her way home from church in Eldoret, Kenya. This tragedy has sparked widespread outrage…