According to a survey conducted in 2023 on gender equality in Japan, over 88 percent of respondents were not familiar with the term mansplaining. Only 2.2 percent reported knowing the word and its meaning.
Share of people familiar with the term "mansplaining" in Japan as of April 2023
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excluding high school students; single answer format
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
Original question: "How familiar are you with the term mansplaining? Please select one item that applies."
The question referred to the term mansplaining written in Katakana, a writing system used to adopt words from other languages.
Values may not add up to 100 percent due to rounding by the source.
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Dentsu Institute. (June 27, 2023). Share of people familiar with the term "mansplaining" in Japan as of April 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1353221/japan-familiarity-with-mansplaining/
Dentsu Institute. "Share of people familiar with the term "mansplaining" in Japan as of April 2023." Chart. June 27, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1353221/japan-familiarity-with-mansplaining/
Dentsu Institute. (2023). Share of people familiar with the term "mansplaining" in Japan as of April 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1353221/japan-familiarity-with-mansplaining/
Dentsu Institute. "Share of People Familiar with The Term "Mansplaining" in Japan as of April 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1353221/japan-familiarity-with-mansplaining/
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