Since the release of my newest book, "The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands," I have sensed a veritable revolution – and relief – by women who have been oppressed, devalued, intimidated and totally stressed out by ... their husbands? No. Their boyfriends, shack-ups, pick-ups? No!

Women now realize that everything heterosexual, feminine, masculine, motherly, womanly and longed for in a committed relationship has been under vicious attack by the National Organization of (I don't know what kind of) Women-types.

When interviewed about my book, I am typically asked, "Well, isn't this just a criticism of women and yet another burden to throw on them?" It is true that the book highlights what frankly are typical female misdoings when it comes to treating their men in a sensitive, attentive, appreciative, loving manner. It is not true that women are inherently bitchy and that's why the men are unhappy (save for maybe a day or two a month – come on, ladies, we've got to own up to that!).

It is also true that women have been indoctrinated and threatened into an anti-male bias and to see "giving" as "losing" instead of a blessed thing to do when in a covenantal relationship.

The following, from a listener, Stacie Reynolds, is all too typical of the letters I get from young women in colleges and universities today. Frighteningly, these experiences don't only occur in so-called "women's studies programs," they occur in almost every class available. It is not surprising that fewer men are attending college these days. It's a hostile environment for men and for the women who appreciate them ... and the truth.

Today, Dr. Laura, as you read letters from listeners whose lives have been transformed by your book, you brought up the point that women have become disdainful of men and masculinity. This comment instantly took me back more than 10 years to my college days.

In my junior year, I took a seminar course as required by the Honors program I participated in. The class was a mix of traditional age and older students, men and women. During one class, the discussion turned to some kind of women vs. men issue, and clearly many of the students had extremely feminist (read: anti-male) viewpoints. When called upon for my opinion, I said something or other expressing my opinion that men are important, do have value and realistically are better at some things than women.

This caused an absolute uproar in the room. My fellow female students proceeded to verbally attack me – literally yell at me – and humiliate me for such an opinion. The female professor stood by silently, obviously enjoying that I was being "put in my place" by the other women there.

Interestingly, not one guy said anything.

I left the class that day feeling very, very bad. I had been so humiliated that I didn't say another word in the class for the remainder of the semester (note: so much for diversity).

After college (with highest honors) I got married and did pursue my own career. I am now a very happy stay-home mom of two children. The points you've talked about from your book validate that I was absolutely in the right that day in college so many years ago. Clearly the women who verbally attacked me truly did disdain men and masculinity. I'm sure they thought their man-hating viewpoints would bring them much success and power in life, but I have to wonder if they are now the wives of the men who've been writing you such sad letters recently.

Yes, Stacie, they probably are.

As I said earlier, it isn't all about hating men – it's largely about disdaining and dismissing them. One recent 24-year-old female caller had her life all planned out. First, marriage now – even though she's going to out of state for four years for dental school. She called me annoyed and hurt that her husband didn't want a four-year-long distance marriage. Second, graduate at 28 and spend two years in dental practice. Third, children at 30 – and not before! When I asked her how she would ensure that, she said, "Abstinence."

It's just hard to find a man who wants to get married but not have his wife with him for four years, and who will accept six years of abstinence so that his wife can accomplish all her goals. Yes, NO(I don't know what kind of)W ... you're right, men are difficult.

Yikes.