Things I Blame For Hillary Clintons Loss, Ranked (Huff Po)

[LeftishBrit]

83. I do think that there is more misogyny of a certain sort in parts of America than in England

Not in the places that I've been to; but these were very 'blue states'. But from what I can gather: there is far more preoccupation with women's sex lives; far more condemnation of 'sluts'; far more assumption that women ought to be subservient in some parts of America than in England. Some American politicians and writers have suggested that women should not have the right to vote - no one would get away with it here, even among Daily Mail readers. (At least, I think not. I have been rather shocked during the last six months or so at some of the attitudes that are still accepted by a significant number of people in the UK.) Self-help books in America include 'Created to Be His Help Meet'; 'The Surrendered Wife'; 'The Submissive Wife'; 'The Good Wife's Guide: Embracing Your Role as a Help Meet'; etc. I don't think that these would be successful titles in the UK.

I may be wrong; but I think that America differs from the UK most markedly in the number of female misogynists: a significant group in America; rather uncommon, though certainly present, in the UK.

India and Pakistan have more misogyny than either the UK or USA, at least in certain areas. However, it does seem that their high-level political leadership relies more on the hereditary principle even than in the UK or USA, with their female prime ministers tending to be widows or daughters of male leaders. There have always been some women leaders in countries where leadership was handed down through the family line. In the days where royalty were the top politicians as well, Elizabeth I was a fairly successful female president in the 16th century; and Hatshepsut in 1478 BC!