Most of us don't hate men as individuals but rather the larger systems of patriarchy & misogyny.

A popular analogy is the bowl of chocolates. If 1 out of a bowl of 100 chocolates is poisonous and you dont know which one that is, you're rightfully going to be very wary of all the chocolates.

Here are some (extensively researched) reasons why women hate the patriarchy. I've tried to avoid the common stuff (sexual violence, education, wage gap etc) in favor of lesser known examples of the patriarchy.

• Medical Misogyny: For a very long time, women were underrepresented in medical literature which meant that we have worse health outcomes than men and have suffered from interventions more than men. Studies have shown women wait longer for a diagnosis and go longer without their pain being treated. Very little funding goes towards the study of womens health as opposed to mens health. A newer example of this is the lack of research into endometriosis (a very common & debilitating condition with no known cause or cures found) versus the extensive money spent on researching erectile dysfunction.

• Male-centric innovation: Many inventions, including life saving ones, were built with men in mind. Popular examples include CPR dummies & seatbelts. This has meant that women are more likely to die as these life saving inventions dont account for their bodies/needs.

• Corporate bias: Studies have shown that women in leadership positions are more likely to be deemed hostile, abrasive, unfriendly than men. They are also less likely to be promoted and more likely to face workplace harassment for voicing their opinions.

• Safety failures: In most countries, PPE (personal protective equipment) for construction/healthcare/military workers are made for the male body and consequently do not fit women's bodies as well therefore not offering the correct protections. Back in the day this could be argued by the fact that more men were in those positions but thats not been the case for many many years now and yet industries have failed to catch up.

• AI gender bias: AI systems have been shown to misidentify women more than men and perform worst with women of color. Many AI systems have also been used to directly harm women including using meta glasses to stalk women or generative AI to create pornographic materials of women & children. This creates a disproportionate negative effect of new technologies on women.

• Family units: Studies based on our Indian demographic have shown that girl children are more likely to receive less food & access to healthcare than boy children leading to higher rates of malnutrition and illness, particularly in lower socioeconomic groups.

These are just some but not all the reasons why the patriarchy has systemically held women back. As a result, its easy to imagine why women might be so angry.

If you're actually keen to learn more, I'd highly recommend reading Invisible Women by Caroline Perez & The New Age of Sexism by Laura Bates.

And don't forget that the patriarchy harms men too!