why is it so hard to work with other women?

Question

i work in an women dominated oragnization and everyday it gets harder and harder to deal with them. why? does anyone else have these problems?

Answer 1

I work in an organisation that is 90% women and in a department that consists of 5 women including myself.

It's great, I have no problems with any of the women and I feel like I can be myself and not have to keep up a charade.

Maybe it is the people you work with, not the fact that they are women. Also, I work in a library, so all the women I work with are intelligent and motivated, that might make a difference.

Answer 2

I have never had a problem working with women (and I worked in day care for 8 years) I always thought the environment was helpful, supportive and friendly. I work in a man dominated business now -- recently I was at a meeting and I was the only women in the room -- and I find that atmosphere fun, helpful and enjoyable. Maybe it has something to do with the way you react to things, try to be more laid back, keep an open communication and don't take things to personally.

Answer 3

I assume that you have noticed that women can be quite mean to each other. From elementary school all the way to the workplace, women are constantly competing against each other. Why?

Society puts such pressure on women to be perfect. Our standards of beauty are much more difficult to attain than the standards for men. Women in society are valued based solely upon their beauty. Think about it. When you watch the news, how many of the male anchors are older and look distinguished? Quite a few. Now, how many female anchors are old? Very few. In fact, most female anchors are young and pretty. Read my sources below, and you'll discover the pressure society places on women to look young and beautiful.

Secondly, women in our culture are promoted to positions of authority less often than their male counterparts. This fosters competition in the workplace, as there are more women and fewer chances of promotion.

Women are taught from a very young age to hate each other. This is because society stifles our basic instincts. It is normal human behavior to act out our anger in the form of physical or verbal aggression. When men do this, people say, "Boys will be boys." However, women cannot act on our human instincts. If we do, we hear, "It's not ladylike." So, women are opressed in a tyrrany of "niceness." So, we have to find other ways to channel our anger. We learn to do this through gossip, shunning, slander, covert insults, and other forms of indirect aggression.

I hope I've helped to shed some light on the subject. The only way for women to get out of these society-imposed habits is to bond with each other. Perhaps you should share with them why they do this, chances are they don't know it. Show no weakness, however, because they will be cruel. Society demands that they do.

Answer 4

Maybe pressure in the work place.Women will always tend to compete with each other.They will cut each other's throat just to get ahead.Better stay away from idle gossip and mind your own business.Just be nice but dont show weakness.Goodluck.

Answer 5

Whether its learned or natural, women tend to seek consensus whereas men expect a command & control where someone has authority, though others may give input or argue other positions.

In large groups, consensus seeking can be ahhh ... messy.

Answer 6

Maybe you should go more into detail. Of what nature is your problem ? As far as I heard a lot of women in America are out to set up the company for a sexual arrassment charge to get free money a problem you do not have in other countries where those cases are threated slightly different.

Answer 7

Is it? I haven't had a problem like that. I've worked with a lot of women and there haven't been any major problems so far.

Answer 8

It is because women tend to judge other women i think even though we think we don't, also we can t get our own sneaky way with men i know in my office the girls have the men wrapped round their little fingers. Women to be honest are sometimes bitches and we can't help but be bitchy to other women.

Answer 9

Sorry, I've always worked with mostly women and never had any problems. The people in my life who've caused problems have always been men.

Answer 10

I work with mostly women and I don't have any problems. I stay out of gossip circles and mind my own business.