ɹˈæðɚ ðɐn sədʒˈɛstɪŋ ðæt ðɛɹ ɪz ɐ dɪstˈɪŋktɪvli fˈiːmeɪl wˈeɪ ʌv nˈoʊɪŋ, lɔŋɡˈiːnoʊ ˈɛmfɐsˌaɪzᵻz ðɪ aɪdˈiə ʌv "dˌuːɪŋ ᵻpˌɪstɪmˈɑːlədʒi æz ɐ fˈɛmɪnˌɪst", ɐn ɐpɹˈoʊtʃ bɹˈɪŋɪŋ wɪð ɪɾ ɐn ɐwˈɛɹnəs ʌvðə mˈɛni wˈeɪz ɪnwˌɪtʃ ɐ kwˈɛstʃən mˈeɪ biː kˈæɹɪktɚɹˌaɪzd.
Rather than suggesting that there is a distinctively female way of knowing, Longino emphasizes the idea of "doing epistemology as a feminist", an approach bringing with it an awareness of the many ways in which a question may be characterized.