In chapter 13, we are introduced to the term gender communication. Gender communication relates to how we as individuals talk to each other and about each other. The cartoon above is the perfect ironic example of what mansplaining is. You can see how the couple is engaging in a conversation about mansplaining. The woman clearly does not know what it is and who better to explain than a man. I think it’s pretty funny because this cartoon depicts the exact behavior that it’s defining. Clearly the man has no idea that he’s mansplaining which leads us to think how unconscious bias affects communication between men and women. 

I remember a time where I was at work and I was tasked to clean up with a couple other of my coworkers. One of my coworkers never vacuumed before which blew my mind so I had to show and explain it to her. One minute later my male coworker did the exact same thing to her and corrected her on how to vacuum when she was doing it perfectly fine. When I explained it to her he was standing right in the room. I don’t think he realized that he was mansplaining but it really opened up my eyes to how unconscious it can be.

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