New guy at work has recently joined our small all female team. At a recent team lunch conversation drifted and he was shocked to hear that we all would describe ourselves as feminists. Apparently he has never met a woman before who sees feminism as anything other than radical right wing man hating, and no woman he knows would associate themselves with that ...
He's sent a link to an article which describes misandry as being a fundamental adjunct to feminism - that hatred of men has always been part of feminist agenda.
I'm torn between not being able to let this lie and wondering where to start!
He is generally a nice guy, although has said a few "red flag" comments (women taking breaks for childcare not entitled to equal pay, for example) that have given me pause. He comes across as clueless rather than malicious - he said himself he is only starting to think about feminism because now he has a daughter.
Any suggestions on how to respond?