'Mansplaining' isn't just limited to men, according to one journalist, who hopes society will eventually move on from it.
Sunday Independent Motoring Editor Geraldine Herbert said she is faced with the issue all the time, as men think they know more than she does about cars.
Mansplaining is defined by the Cambridge English Dictionary as "the act of explaining something to someone in a way that suggests that they are stupid; used especially when a man explains something to a woman that she already understands."
Ms Herbert told The Pat Kenny Show she believes the definition should actually be wider.
"I think what mansplaining really is, regardless of who's doing it, is explaining to somebody who didn't ask for an explanation - and secondly, assuming they don't have any knowledge on this," she said.
"In my definition, it is really, 'I didn't ask for this information and I didn't need it'".
Geraldine explained how two journalists tested the theory.
"Zoe Kleinman is the BBC technology editor... and herself and a male colleague set up an experiment where they both tweeted basically the same thing," she said.
"He got loads of positive reaction, she got the same thing explained back to her and told her she was wrong."
'Challenging these roles'
Geraldine said 'mansplaining' can work both ways.
"I'd say men talking about parenting roles probably get backlash from women going, 'How would you know?'" she said.
"Men do it to men, women do it to women, women do it to men.
"But predominantly it is a male thing, hence the term."
Geraldine said she believes education is key.
"At the end of the day, the more women who work in industries that [they] are not expected to work in and that they're not seen as female the more we challenge these roles," she said.
"I think that's the start, really.
"Education from a young age - that boys can do the same as what girls can do and girls can do these things - these are cultural almost."
'I ignore it'
Geraldine said challenging it generally isn't worth it.
"On a daily basis, most times I ignore it," she said.
"Sometimes it's just not worth the hassle, other times I will say, 'Are you having a laugh asking me a question like that?'
"I'd be spending my entire day on Twitter if I was to challenge it all the time.
"I think it's societal thing, it's a culture thing and hopefully we'll move towards being more accepting of the fact that anybody can do any job," she added.
