Misandry (/mɪˈsændri/) is the hatred of, contempt for, or prejudice against men. Through a series of books published in the 2000s and 2010s, religion scholars Paul Nathanson and Katherine Young argue that misandry is commonly seen in North America in the demonization of men as a result of women exercising power through feminism. Nathanson and Young give as examples many cultural tropes that diminish men.