Peer-reviewed study concludes that misandry is“false”

The paper “The Misandry Myth: An Inaccurate Stereotype About Feminists’ Attitudes Toward Men” argues that feminists do not hold more negative attitudes toward men than non-feminists. It starts with the conclusion that misandry is “false” and structures the research around confirming that claim rather than testing it.

The methods used - student and convenience samples, a single yes/no question to classify someone as a feminist, and warmth scales that skew positive - cannot measure misandry in any meaningful way. There is no sampling from feminist groups nor any measure taken of hostility towards men. Despite these limitations, the authors present their findings as fact, taking the absence of negative warmth scores as evidence that misandry doesn’t exist, generalizing that conclusion to all feminists, and framing any disagreement as sexist or biased.

It makes me wonder how research like this moves through peer review because when weak methods are used to support strong conclusions, it suggests that something other than scientific rigor is shaping what gets published.

I’m curious to hear what people’s thoughts are on this.