should females of age from 20 to 24 be called girls or women?

Question

i have seen that newspapers and magazines sometimes write "a 22 year old girl..." and sometimes "a 20 year old woman...". shouldn't there be a fixed criterion about this. of course, females of age 25 certainly cannot be called girls, nor can females of age 19 be called women. its the age group 20-24 that causes confusion

Answer 1

DEPENDS ON THEIR LEVEL OF MATURITY.

Answer 2

I am a 24 year old woman. Although I often times feel young, I believe that I am a woman. I think that the category the female is placed in is based on the circumstances (according to the magazines and newspapers). For many women I know that are 19 and above, to call them a "girl" is slightly insulting.

Answer 3

It depends on who is doing the talkin, the situation, and etc.

Like, "all you girls are invited", women, gals, ladies or girls could generally be used. Any female over 21 (some would argue 18) can surely be classified as women.

It's like using the N word. The black people can use the N word towards themselves but no one else can. If it is against the law then it should be against the law for them to.

So, women use the, Girl word, more freely than the men do, in my opinion.

But in formal invitations and the like the girl word should be dropped and the more mature gender references should be used (Women, Ladies and etc).

I come in here mainly just have some fun.

But some of the comments by men to the women's questions are really just plain mean and one would only hope they are kidding.

That said, some of the women are down right sarcastic to the men as well. So, it might eventually even out. Don't ya know?.

Answer 4

It does not matter the age of a woman for her to be labeled as a woman or girl. Between the ages of 20 and 24, you can still be labeled as a girl if you don't have the right mindset. You can't be labeled as a woman until you're able to set goals in life and work successfully toward those goals. In my opinion, you can be 18 years of age and labeled as a woman, as long as you are working towards a career, and know what you want in life. The first thing about being a woman is fully respecting yourself, privately and in public. Women are not loud and obnoxious, but girls are everyday.

Answer 5

Well being a 23 yr old girl-woman I really don't know the answer to this question either. I consider myself a woman but also realize that I am young. I guess b/c 21 is the normal considered age of adulthood I would consider a woman to be 21 or older and under 21 girls.?

Answer 6

Woman

Answer 7

I don't understand your confusion. Just ask yourself: when it that person legally an adult. Where I live it is the age of 18. A seventeen year old female is a girl, an eighteen year old female is a woman. Seems simple enough to me...

Answer 8

I agree with Sarah B, at the age of 18 a female should be refered to as a woman, as a male is refered to as a man when he is 18.

Answer 9

Women

Answer 10

It doesn't matter. I call people older than me Kid. and they don't care, i'm 16. But I guess the "polite" thing is for 18-24 year olds as adults. so men and women.

Answer 11

Once a female reaches 18, she is an adult (in the UK) and should be referred to formally as a woman, but for informal purposes, it would be fine to call her a girl or young lady.

HTH : )