How come women are so critical of each other?

Answer 1

Because they fear competition with other women. Simple.

Answer 2

Not always. In groups of close friends they are critical of women not in the group, or men. Generally I think they perceive each other as more of a threat than most men do other men. Wierd that it should be that way though, so good question

Answer 3

Because way back when humans operated in different roles. Women stayed home and cared for the young, while men went out for the hunt.

Men needed to work together in large groups for the hunt to be successful. Therefor men learned to work in larger groups.

Women stayed home a cared/protected the young. Women were more selective in their associations because they only wanted the most trustworthy people around their young.

Answer 4

Its competition.
In our society, young girls are taught that beauty is everything. Go look at womens magazines, you would think they were all homosexual with all of the advertisements centered on women. All of the adds are centered on appeal. Women are competing for looks so they can be attractive for the guys. Thats why they hang their utters out, starve themselves, fit into pants that would cut off any guys circulation. Its a beauty pageant going on, and in the end they are cut throats. They will sleep with another womans husband because they tantalize the guys with sexual stimulations from dressing down. They teach their young girls to dress up and play the adult version of "playing house". They sell themselves for money, lots of commercials and music video's to stimulate the audience. Many women in our society have just gone to the dogs and there are plenty of dogs in society.
So, just be nice and dont be part of that mess, after the orgy is over and they have grown old, they will wonder where the love has gone.

Answer 5

I think we've been taught by society nad maybe even by biology to be wary of each other.
We can be very communal for the good of ourselves and our children...
but there are ways in which we want to safeguard our little family units from others.
We want to feel that we are running the best home, etc.
We feel the need to compete for men, to control their sexual behavior as they do ours...
look into instinct and comparative psych.
We are all competitors on some level.
That's normal for men, who hunt and bring it home.
But it's harder for women, who have to keep some boundaries out of protection, but prevent civil wars by sharing.

Answer 6

not ALL women are critical. just the ones that arent sure of themselves so they feel they have to be in the look out and put others down to keep themselves up. its a sign of low self esteem and insecuritites.

Answer 7

Not all women are. Some are very loving, empathetic and empowering with one another. The smart women have unity. The others in my opinion have some under lying issues perhaps of insecurity. God bless****

Answer 8

Actually, I tend to disagree with this statement. Where I work women always seem to validate each other (even though it may be somewhat phony) "I love that skirt" "i really like your hair and those new shoes girl", etc. These days they seem more interested in putting down their husbands/boyfriends and male co-workers.

Answer 9

Jealousy

Answer 10

Something in women makes them have to tear apart other women to make themselves feel good. It's one of the reasons I hate having to be a part of that gender.

Answer 11

Because it is easier to critique than to change. What I mean by that is that women often feel held to a physical & behavioral standard that can be very high. When they don't meet these standards or struggle very hard to do so, they look at others who are even further behind so they can feel they are closer to passing. It is much harder to look at the standards and decide to either ignore them or change them than it is to follow along & judge others.