1. Why do you think that “misandry” is a term most people have never heard of?

The term “misandry” is not typified in any manual of mental illness; It is a concept that
emerges more popularly but that does not have a very powerful background or clinical basis. I
think it has arisen due to stories of post-traumatic stress related to stories of sexual abuse or
violence in childhood, often associating the abuser with his family nucleus. And it is those
stories that are kept as a secret until adulthood; and of course, I think it has come as a direct
reaction to misogyny. In my opinion, there are people who have never heard of this term due to
the fact that hatred towards women exercised by men has always been much greater than hatred
towards men, they always being considered superior to women; and although there are many
women who hate men, misogyny is always above that hatred.

Be that as it may, whether or not, the concept of “misandry” exists, the struggle between
genders has been increasing because as we advance as a society, women are earning a position
that 20 years ago they did not have. This is how there are now companies where the top positions
are equal, however, inequality in wages exists. It is a subject where both extremes: misandry or
misogyny do not have the absolute truth and the solution to the problems is in the middle point.

2. Taking into account what the word actually means, why do you think so many people
resent the term feminism and would not identify as feminists?

I think it is due to fear; the fear of being seen as 'feminists' also affects youth disengagement
from this movement. An expression of the persistence of stigma and rejection associated with
being a 'feminist' has become clear even among young feminists themselves, proposing to name
feminism differently or invent a new concept that contains it. The word and, furthermore, its
content, generates a lot of resistance. Prejudices and disqualifications are widespread; There is
no clear awareness of the reasons why it is useful to be a feminist. The negative conception of
feminists is strong, and all this is due to the enormous disinformation about it, causing young
women to not identify with something that has a burden of disqualification before society. Being
a 'feminist' equates to being a witch, a bad mother, a spinster, a child-eater, a man-hater. The
rumor indicates that feminists are anti-men, abortionists, libertines, menacing. Young women
who come to recognize themselves as feminists are always in charge of making it clear that they
do not fall into the 'extremes' and that they are 'moderate'. The word 'feminism' continues to
produce a lot of opposition, therefore it is difficult to find young people who define themselves
as such. Otherwise they would arouse anger, mistrust, reserve and disqualifications. Feminism
continues to project itself as unattractive, so young people do not identify with it.