No realm of life, from spouses to employment to the raising of children, is ignored. Meanwhile, women compete in all aspects of each other’s identity and are less likely to isolate those feelings, leaving little room for genial interactions as distaste from rivalry in one area pours feelings of judgment into other areas. For example, men are able to have cordial relationships with their competitors outside of the boxing ring. Men generally compete in individual categories and can compartmentalize their thoughts. Her discussions include: mother-daughter disputes high school and college drama between girlfriends judgments on workplace and household roles of women by other women and fights among supposed female friends over appearance, relationship status and popularity standing.īarash explains how men compete differently with other men than women do with each other. This story illustrates the obvious and not-so-obvious dark elements of female rivalry through numerous anecdotes from female volunteers. Susan Shapiro Barash, a prolific author and knowledgeable professor of gender studies, uses these talents to construct her book Tripping the Prom Queen.
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