Men Who Hate Women

From Incels to Pickup Artists: The Truth About Extreme Misogyny and How It Affects Us All

By: Laura Bates

Narrated by: Tanya Eby

Length: 12 hrs and 37 mins

Publisher's summary

Men Who Hate Women examines the rise of secretive extremist communities who despise women and traces the roots of misogyny across a complex spider web of groups. It includes eye-opening interviews with former members of these communities, the academics studying this movement, and the men fighting back.

Women's rights activist Laura Bates wrote this book as someone who has been the target of many hate-fueled misogynistic attacks online. At first, the vitriol seemed to be the work of a small handful of individual men...but over time, the volume and consistency of the attacks hinted at something bigger and more ominous. As Bates went undercover into the corners of the internet, she found an unseen, organized movement of thousands of anonymous men wishing violence (and worse) upon women.

In the book, Bates explores:

• Extreme communities like incels, pick-up artists, MGTOW, Men's Rights Activists and more
• The hateful, toxic rhetoric used by these groups
• How this movement connects to other extremist movements like white supremacy
• Where this ideology shows up in our everyday lives in mainstream media, our playgrounds, and our government

©2020, 2021 Laura Bates (P)2022 Tantor

Vitally Important

This was a hard book to listen to only for its brutal honesty and revealing nature of the vial things being bounced around on line and manifesting in our day-to-day lives. A must-read for awareness and shifting the conversation forward.

exceptional information

this was so well researched and eye opening. share this with all of your friends.

Sheesh what are read!

My chapter 9 I was floored. And by chapter 10 I was wondering how I can get involved. This one is deep this one’s really deep and it really made me think.

Read!

Fantastic book exploring incel culture, terrorism, misogyny, and the effects it’s having across a global population.

Amazing in every way

An amazing and clear narration of an extremely well-written and important book. I wish more people would read this.

impeccable book with valuable information

this is a must read for everyone. men and women both need to listen to this so that we can possibly make a change for the good.

Intelligent Analysis of Terrifying Trends

Bates explores and intelligently delineates a range of dangerous trends that have led a range of online and real world misogynistic groups and beliefs that are increasingly normalized by those who benefit from them. While carefully noting that not all of those in these subgroups are individually dangerous, as these flawed ideas that percolate up from the disgruntled enter the broader culture, all of us, men and women, are damaged. Recommended reading for men and women.

Bracing, necessary, troubling - men need to hear this

I thought I knew a lot of this stuff. I’ve read about incels and mass shootings and know a fair amount about the men’s rights movement and alt right bad actors inciting vulnerable, fragile men to commit violence. But there was a lot I didn’t know and it was really troubling. There are quite a few things that will stick with me to the extent that I’m reluctant to recommend this book to other women. I’m more afraid of men and look at them differently now than I did before I listened to this book and I’m sad about that. But maybe I need my eyes opened. Maybe we all do? One thing I know for sure — good men definitely do. I don’t think (and I’m fact, kinda hope not) that most men really know how bad misogyny has become and I think it’s their responsibility to have our (women’s) backs but also a responsibility to our/their sons, each other and themselves. I wish more men - of all races - would read this book.

The only complaint I have is about the voice of the narrator. I legit thought it was AI, that’s how robotic it sounds. Wish it’d been read by the writer or at least someone else who felt a connection to the material.

Very important book

This book needs to be read. The author has done exhaustive research on the subject matter and has opened my eyes to things I never knew.

Eye Opening!

I learned a lot and now, I’m more afraid than I was about the fate of women and men in this society. But I am thankful to have the information needed to make change.