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Manterrupting is a term coined in early 2015 by Jessica Bennett in an article that appeared in Time. Bennett defines the term as "nnecessary interruption of a woman by a man." During the 2016 American presidential debates, the term was applied to candidate Donald Trump who interrupted Hillary Clinton dozens of times during the first and second debates. Since its introduction, the term has gained a significant presence on the internet as experts offer advice on how to avoid manterrupting and as feminist and postfeminist bloggers and commentators debate its applicability. In 2017, Woman Interrupted, an app to track the gender of conversational partners was introduced. The app, which is free, is designed to assist men and women in recognizing and addressing manterrupting.
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