A ‘Mansplaining’ Hotline? Yes, Actually, Sweden Has One

A Swedish union has set up a hotline for workers to report instances of “mansplaining” as part of a weeklong effort to raise awareness of a certain kind of condescending elocution that men use to explain to women things they already understand.

The hotline was set up by Unionen, a trade union that represents about 600,000 private-sector employees in Sweden and describes itself as the largest white-collar union in the world.

“Our objective is to contribute to awareness and start a discussion which we hope will be the first step in changing the way we treat each other and talk about each other in the workplace,” Jennie Zetterström, a union spokeswoman, said in an email on Wednesday.

Originally posted by Siggy This is what happens when everyone listens to The Knife too much

Originally posted by Siggy This is what happens when everyone listens to The Knife too much

Originally posted by BadMonster I think countries are more in need of a Bitchplaining hotline to explain what female coworkers actually meant, since men are quite straightforward and with women you have to read between the lines

Originally posted by Siggy This is what happens when everyone listens to The Knife too much

Originally posted by BadMonster I think countries are more in need of a Bitchplaining hotline to explain what female coworkers actually meant, since men are quite straightforward and with women you have to read between the lines