Getty Images Marie Claire is supported by its audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. Laura Bates opens up about her new book, Men Who Hate Women, and the terrifying and very real 'manosphere' that it exposes... You may not have heard of ‘the manosphere’, but once you have, you will never be able to unhear, unsee or forget it. The term refers to a vast global network of extreme misogyny and a strong opposition to feminism spreading under our noses. Operating in websites, blogs, and online forums, their women-hating ideologies lead to shocking offline consequences.