On the whole I believe the reaction to the show was quite positive. Some negative views were anticipated by the writers and shot down in the scripts before the show even aired.
Basically, I think any negatives were from those who had an agenda from the start. Yes, I think there was a "message" of female perspective in this show. I appreciated it and don't think there was anything to complain about. I've yet to read a thoughtful, fact-based complaint about the show's presentation that it was insulting to men (me being a man) that didn't insult the complainer far more than the writers.
Overall, I thought the writing was brilliant.