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Mimi Launder
Sep 23, 2017

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Mansplaining, manspreading... The patriarchy problem has at least created some really catchy words to add to our ever expanding vocabulary.
Now there's another new creation for a situation that has so-far gone unnamed - though women everywhere will recognise it.
Hepeated: when a woman suggests an idea and it is ignored - but when a man repeats it, it is celebrated
Astronomer and professor Nicole Gugliucci shared the word with the world after her friends coined it.
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Studies suggest that men dominate conversation during professional meetings. And apparently on Twitter too: men are retweeted more often than women.Â
It's safe to say, the Twitter community is overjoyed with the new vocab. Though perhaps Gucliucci might enjoy a few more retweets if she were a guy.
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