<femme fatales, Now, however, most people are afraid to criticize them.>
People are afraid for very good reasons: the level of mobbing that occurs should they attempt to discuss female misbehaviour is taken as an attack on all of the female gender. This is the modern version of the Lynch mob.
The other and perhaps most poignant reason is that as long as the focus is maintained only on male misbehaviour. Feminists and their allies can claim the high moral ground and avoid having their own destructive behaviour scrutinised.
This is perhaps the finest example of female bullying tactics used by Feminists: the indirect aggression and reputation destruction only of the male gender, which is maintained by mobbing.
Research into female bullying behaviour demonstrates that the main perpetrator remains hidden as she orchestrates others to do her dirty work for her, and her minions keep her hidden from being identified.
These women are perhaps the "Invisible Psychopaths" that have been hidden from view.
In my opinion, they are aptly display the dark triad of Machiavellianism.