Origins of Misogyny

[Karlos2006]

I can't stand prejudice of any kind be it race, religion, or gender.  So naturally I hate sexism as well.  But after reading various books on Feminism and text books on Behavioral Psychology it got me thinking;

 

Where does the root of misogyny come from?  Is it -

• From the Middle East as that part of the world is notorious for misogyny.
• Ancient Rome, their culture was a bit sexist against women but they worshipped female deities
• Ancient Greece, but they reflect Rome as mentioned before.
• Or is it Africa?  Africa does have some misogyny in its culture and North Africa is the source of humanity.

So where does it come from!?