WAS SHAKESPEARE MISOGYNIST WITH TOO FEW FEMALE CHARACTERS COMPARED TO HIS CONTEMPORARIES?

The following article is a break from my habit of Hamlet (or Shakespeare) and the bible: It's about challenging some assumptions about Shakespeare's genius and his place in the literary canon.
Was he misogynist?
Did he put too few strong female characters in his plays?
How does he compare on this point to other playwrights of the time?
Was Shakespeare placed on a pedestal in part because his portrayals of grumpy men appealed to 18th Century assumptions?

One does not have to agree with all the article says to find insight and thought-provoking questions here.

https://beforeshakespeare.com/2018/06/04/galatea-britgrad-and-diverse-alarums/
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[Originally posted around the week of 6/4/18
on LinkedIn]
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Links to a description of my book project:
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