What Does It Mean to ‘Speak as a Woman’?
The New York Times
The idea that being a woman can give me informational standing is relatively unproblematic. For example, perhaps we are talking about the use of alcohol in socializing, and I inform my interlocutor, speaking as a woman, that when you refrain from drinking, people often assume you are pregnant. Perhaps this comes as news to him. Informational standing is a version of expertise.