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<i><b>At the Intersection</i></b>Manterruption Redux

BY Pamela Woldow
January 31, 2016

Last August and September, we published a two-part article on the phenomenon called “manterruption.” We commented on some important social research discussing men's pervasive tendency to interrupt women in group meetings or settings where the power stakes were high (“manterruption”) and to appropriate women's ideas as their own (“bropropriation”). We did not conduct this social research; we just reported on it. Yet these posts triggered a torrent of response, some of which was gratifying to us and some of which was pretty bewildering, given that it came from a group supposedly known for its commitment to rules of law and principles of fairness.

You Got That Right

First, we want to express our appreciation to the many lawyers ' both female and male ' who wrote to thank us for shining a light on a very common and significant problem that all too often gets swept under the rug. We heard numerous war stories and horror stories, examples of oppression and suppression that basically said, “yeah, the researchers are right on the money: Women's professional leverage, leadership and advancement really are obstructed by their inability to get fair and respectful air time.” We heard from women in both law firms and legal departments, as well as from women who had left the legal profession because of their inability to be heard and get traction among dominance-seeking male colleagues. In fact, one of the most poignant of these responses came not from a woman, but from a male Practice Group Leader in a 500+ lawyer firm.

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