IT was extremely irritating to learn of a suggestion that misogyny become illegal, but in these times when the well-being of men is too often ignored, the expressed dislike and active prejudice against men, misandry, all too predictably, was not also recommended for inclusion in any new law prohibiting misogyny.

It is highly unfashionable to accept that misandry even exists, but it is prevalent throughout the media. I find it infuriating that in my national newspaper, a bevvy of women columnists are employed whose purpose in journalism often seems to be the authorship of articles which appear on a weekly, often daily, basis solely to denigrate men.

There is a massive imbalance, for it is virtually impossible to find a feature that criticises women. Is it perhaps already illegal to criticise women in any way? The point is emphasised that whilst the meaning of “misogyny” is well known and often used, how many in the population have even heard the word “misandry” let alone know its meaning?

Bobby Meynell, Stockton