Revising misogyny

The Macquarie Dictionary, a lexicon of Australian English, is expanding the definition of "misogyny" to include "entrenched prejudice against women."  The editorial change was prompted by a parlimentary debate in which Prime Minister Julia Gillard used the word to characterize opposition leader Tony Abbott. Her speech went viral; here's a clip in a news report on Reuters. The blogs have weighed in on the Macquarie Dictionary's response, too, with familar prescriptivist distress.