Men Who Hate Women: From Incels to Pickup Artists: The Truth about Extreme Misogyny and How It Affects Us All

An explosive book examining the rise of secretive extremist communities who despise women. In this groundbreaking investigation, women's rights activist Laura Bates traces the roots of misogyny across a complex spider web of groups extending from Men's Rights Activists and Pick Up Artists to Men Going Their Own Way, trolls, and the incel movement, in the name of which some men have committed terrorist acts. Drawing parallels with other extremist movements around the world, Bates shows what attracts men to the movement, how it grooms and radicalizes boys, how it operates, and what can be done to stop it. Most urgently of all, she traces the pathways this extreme ideology has taken from the darkest corners of the internet to emerge covertly in our mainstream media, our playgrounds, and our government. Going undercover on and offline, Laura provides the first comprehensive look at this under-the-radar phenomenon, including fascinating interviews with former members of these communities, the academics studying this movement, and the men fighting back.