Are We Imagining It Or Can Men Just Not Hear Us? Manterrupting Explained

When Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison interrupted Senator Anne Ruston at a recent press conference it made headlines around the globe for being an example of manterrupting, when a man talks over the top of a woman.

So why is it that some men can't seem to hear us, especially in a work environment?

The Quicky investigates the complicated relationship between men and women in conversation.

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Host/Producer: Claire Murphy

Guest Booker: Mel Sauer

Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri

Guests: Professor of Linguistics at GeorgetownUniversity Deborah Tannen. Feminist social commentator and writer Jane Caro. Outlouders Lou and Marcia and Mamamia's own Michaela. 

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