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NewsNovember 18, 2016

COPENHAGEN, Denmark -- A Swedish trade union has been running a weeklong hotline where people can talk about condescending co-workers in an effort to raise awareness about workplace sexism. Jennie Zetterstrom, a spokeswoman for Unionen, said Thursday women and men can call to get advice on how to have more inclusive workplaces. The "mansplainingakut" hotline -- a fusion of mansplaining and the Swedish word for emergency -- closes today...

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COPENHAGEN, Denmark -- A Swedish trade union has been running a weeklong hotline where people can talk about condescending co-workers in an effort to raise awareness about workplace sexism. Jennie Zetterstrom, a spokeswoman for Unionen, said Thursday women and men can call to get advice on how to have more inclusive workplaces. The "mansplainingakut" hotline -- a fusion of mansplaining and the Swedish word for emergency -- closes today.

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