Move Over, Mansplaining - Theres A New Word To Define Sexism At Work

Move Over, Mansplaining - Theres A New Word To Define Sexism At Work Youre already familiar (probably too familiar) with mansplaining, but what about its brand new counterpart hepeating?If the word looks like something youve never seen, youre not alone. The word welches invented by Twitter user Nicole Gugliucci last weekend, after she posted about a discussion she and her friends had.(Source Twitter)Her tweet went viral over the weekend, getting over 7,000 retweets and 19,000 likes. Though Gugliucci was surprised by howpopular the tweet became, she wasnt surprised by the number of women who could relate to the concept.More than once weve all run into issues, at work mostly, when we have an idea that doesnt get any traction until a man says it, Gugliucci said to office jargon. Its very similar to mansplaining, when a man condescendingly explains something to a woman, so its not surprisingly that women quickly took to the phrase.(Source Twitter)(Source Twitter)(Source Twitter)(Source Twitter)(Source Twitter)Users also took the opportunity to highlight how this behvaioraffects people of color.So many folks deny that this happens, Gugliucci wrote on Twitter. Yet so much evidence and research shows it happens to women AND black and brown men and women.(Source Twitter)(Source Twitter)Gugliuccis Twitter thread has raised awareness for the issue, but theres totenstill a long way to go in minimizingmansplaining, hepetition and other forms ofgender exclusion in the workplace. Gugliucci said that shes glad to have co-workers who both respect her andrecognize these types of behaviors.You never know what random thing is going to go viral, Gugliucci said. I think its interesting women and people of color are recognizing these things, and its great they have a tool like Twitter to share their stories.