I see it...at work is she more prettier than me or she is bimbo...what gives..I know guys are jelous..but arent women above that or am I just being so full of it...and we know what it is...
2007-03-19 07:24:28 · 24 answers · asked by xjim7 2 in Social Science ➔ Gender Studies
Everyone gets jealous at one point or another, especially if someone is treading on what they see as "theirs". People who are insecure are more prone to be jealous of others. Women in the case of your question may be insecure of their relationship if the "other" women is a friend of their partner, or have job insecurity if it is a workplace issue or just lack self esteem if they are finding other women are "bimbo's" because they are more beautiful (and I mean that by society's standards, for I see everyone has something about them that is beautiful).
On another not to say "Women" as a whole are above jealous is to say we expect it of men? that is not really fair to the guys who go through some of the same things we ladies do. To me its a matter of the individual, not something you can lump together.
There is my 2 cents. Hope it helps.
2007-03-19 08:12:09 · answer #1 · answered by silentheartwhispers 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It happens a lot, I agree. I think it has to do with Western media placing such a high importance on a) the way women look; b) whether or not a woman has a man (or significant other) in her life; c) the material things women have or should have, based on television commercials and other advertisements.
Taking the TV ads into consideration, and other TV shows/films in general, almost all the women are pretty, thin, and successful. Men in similar roles can be fat, disgusting, crude, and obnoxious. Women have to pay more to look good, too... ever notice that women's haircuts are 3-4x higher than men's? These kinds of things turn everything into a competition.
2007-03-19 07:31:57 · answer #2 · answered by pokecheckme 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Women are competitive with eachother because many of them want/need the attention of others - especially men. This could stem from them not getting enough attention from their male family members - resulting in low self confidence, etc. or it could be that the way they were brought up was to always be competitive with other females - all in all, I really think it has a lot to do with the way the woman was brought up and the types of female relationships she had in her life. The more successful the female relationships were, the odds are she will be more apt to have true friendships with other females as an adult.
2007-03-19 07:28:50 · answer #3 · answered by Rawrrrr 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is simply a media thing. Every day we women are faced with girls who are drop dead georgeous (Sp), and every day we become more and more envious of them because we are unable to see that we can be just like them if we work hard. If we work out and take care of our bodies, we can look just as good as anyone else. Some women are too lazy to make themselves look better, so therefore they loathe at the fact that they dont have what another woman has. Its not jealousy..its an obsession. Plus..so many men want the perfect woman, that many think they'll never be the perfect one, so they talk about the ones that are "perfect". I am a woman, and it took me a long time to stop comparing myself to others. I realized that I am an individual and I started working out to better my physical health, and I began to take care of myself. I get so much attention now!
2007-03-19 07:32:01 · answer #4 · answered by hispocahontas327 1 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Women are jealous because they are oppressed by media hype, stereotyping, and being compared.
It's happened from the beginning of time. The word Bimbo was created by a man.
2007-03-19 07:29:09 · answer #5 · answered by Agent319.007 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
For a LOT of women-not all- they draw their feminine force based on their external appearances. This is something they think they can measure according to how other women look. When they meet one they think is prettier than them, they are threatened because they feel they will lose worthiness to have another woman be better than them.
2007-03-19 07:33:20 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
good question. this isn't true for me, although i do know where you are coming from. women, generally, see other women as competition. not only romantically but in business as well. they have yet to be able to cope with not being ___est. men, being the aggressors can't understand this. men go through a lot more rejection than a woman. they are familiar with the competitiveness of life, women are not. men do not see each other as competition, but as wing men. this has worked for centuries for women and they learn it from other women in their lives. sad, i say.
2007-03-19 07:40:49 · answer #7 · answered by barbsmonsta 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This does not describe all females or women. Only those suffering from low self-esteem have these issues. Many women are loving and empowering of other women. At least the smart ones are. God bless****
2007-03-19 11:23:16 · answer #8 · answered by ? 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That's just the way some women are...i personally couldn't care less...i know i'm pretty and i don't feel inferior to any woman...if another woman is good looking i'm the first to point it out. The only ones who are jealous are the ones that are ugly and bitter.
2007-03-19 07:28:17 · answer #9 · answered by *<dEzI>* 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
There is a lot of competition between women.
In evolution, it's generally said that competition between men is physical (like, fighting) and competition between women is visual, and related to our ability to size each other up (that's why straight men can rarely tell who among them is cuter, except for who women say is cute). If you think about it, women don't really put on makeup for men, but for other women.
It's in our DNA.
2007-03-19 07:31:23 · answer #10 · answered by misslissa5365 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋