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Explaining Mansplaing through Frameworks of Silencing, Epistemic Injustice, and Gender Metaphysics

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: This paper argues that mansplaining is not just a conversational quirk but a mechanism of gender construction that reinforces systemic oppression. Drawing on the frameworks of silencing, epistemic injustice, and gender metaphysics, I come to the main thesis that mansplaining is one way gender is constructed, reinforcing hierarchical power structures and perpetuating societal inequality. As I further demonstrate, mansplaining functions as a form of epistemic violence that silences women and subordinates them within testimonial exchanges.

Source: Stance An International Undergraduate Philosophy Journal

DOI: 10.33043/wdhdmhnw

Author: Maria Jankowska

Institution: University of Freiburg

Language: English

Topic: Feminist Epistemology and Gender Studies

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Gender equality

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W4409426363

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