''See also: [[Abrasiveness of Richard Dawkins]]'' and [[Atheist factions]]
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Within the militant [[New Atheism]] movement, there appears to be a significant amount of contention between men and women with complaints from women that there is a significant amount of misogny within the atheist community and its leadership is too heavily populated with men.<ref>http://atheism-analyzed.blogspot.com/2011/07/dawkins-drives-skepchick-into-feminism.html</ref><ref>http://msmagazine.com/blog/blog/2010/11/01/will-new-atheism-make-room-for-women/</ref> This may partly explain why Western atheism is less appealing to Western women (see: [[Atheism and women|Atheism appears to be significantly less appealing to women]]). In addition, the significant amount of contention between men and women may apply to Western atheism as a whole (see: [[Atheist factions]]).
== Atheism losing adherents in terms of the global population ==
== Atheism losing adherents in terms of the global population ==