Maybe it's time to find some words that means the same thing as paternalism, but for women.  However, I'd prefer not to trifle with the almost exclusively positive connotations of "maternalism" in the public consciousness.  Or, maybe we could just start to recognize that both can be either negative or positive, depending on the source.  

I almost never read the Leahsplaining column and am not sure what made me think it was a good idea to do so, today.