App Evaluates When Women Are Interrupted

There is a centuries-long routine of men interjecting over their female counterparts at work, at home, and—as you’ll see in this video here—on television, during a presidential debate, and while receiving a freaking award as one of the top selling pop artists of all time. The problem is, it appears that many men don’t even know they’re doing it. Blame a culture where boys are entitled to talk when they please and girls are discouraged from speaking up. A pattern that starts when we’re kids in school and continues when we’re adults in the conference room.

Enter the Woman Interrupt app, a stealthy bit of tech that allows you to record a conversation like you’re Gene Hackman in The Conversation but with your smart phone. The app, which launched March 7, then analyzes the audio, and notes the number of times someone butts in while a woman is speaking, and spits out that enlightening information in a handy little chart (Privacy note: the audio is recorded but not stored by the company.) It turns out, if we’re just talking statistics here, men interrupt women nearly 25 percent more than they do other men.Tamping what a woman has to say is a micro-violation of her right to free speech. And a huge loss for the culture. Also, check out the app comments—which reveal exactly why this app is needed.

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https://www.good.is/articles/mansplaining-politicians-manterruption