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* Propose definition for 'mansplaining'

My first attempt at a definition here; open to any and all feedback. Used a variety of resources for this one.

* Update 11ty/definitions/mansplaining.md

Co-authored-by: Tatiana Mac <github@tatianamac.com>

* Update 11ty/definitions/mansplaining.md

Co-authored-by: Tatiana Mac <github@tatianamac.com>

* Apply suggestions from code review

Co-authored-by: Tatiana Mac <github@tatianamac.com>

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---
title: Mansplain
slug: mansplain
speech: verb
defined: true
reading:
- text: "Rebecca Solnit's 'Men Explain Things to Me' (2008)"
href: https://www.guernicamag.com/rebecca-solnit-men-explain-things-to-me/
- text: "Kim Goodwin's 'Am I mansplaining? graphic"
href: https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/wwfeatures/live/1600_900/images/live/p0/6f/zj/p06fzjxg.jpg
---
## Issues
Mansplaining places men (usually without authority) in a position of default authority, and places women and gender minoritised people with authority in a position of default subordination, which reinforces the power differential in men's favour.
Mansplaining occupies real time in meetings, leading to men gaining more air time and exposure, despite the stereotype that women speak more.[1](https://slate.com/human-interest/2013/02/do-women-talk-more-the-answer-is-no-but-the-belief-persists-despite-the-evidence.html)[2](https://slate.com/human-interest/2013/02/do-women-talk-more-the-answer-is-no-but-the-belief-persists-despite-the-evidence.html)
## Impact
Mansplaining can reinforce toxic masculinity and rape culture, as it fundamentally is about disbelieving women and gender-minoritised individuals.
Mansplaining contributes to the invalidation and disbelief of any women and gender-minoritised individuals and their credentials. The disbelief and intrinsic questioning of women and gender-minoritised individual especially reinforces systemic bias and injustice against them.
Someone who is repeatedly mansplained can be perceived as lacking credentials or knowledge they very well may have, which can lead to missed career opportunities or systematic exclusion from leadership, for example.
Examples include but aren't limited to: a man explaining to a woman how to pronounce her own name, explaining menstruation, or explaining the history of a country with which the woman is associated but the man has never been to.
## Note
A good way to check if you're mansplaining is to ask yourself whether:
(1) the person explicitly asked for the explanation
(2) you are assuming incompetence because of the person's gender, race, ability, etc, and,
(3) how your systematic and individual bias, particularly gender bias in this context, affects your interpretation of (1) and (2)