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How competition between women discourages independent thinking 14 Articles

  • 1 of 14

    by Caye Colbert

    It is a "man's world" for a reason. Long gone are the days when women had to fight for basic rights. Essentially, we have won. We have achieved equal status to men in the eye's of the law. Why, then, have woman still f...read more

  • 2 of 14

    by MAY KRAFT

    I have 2 friends who like the same guy and you should see the competition between them. I have never seen to friends have a fight as bad as this before. One girl likes this guy but yet she is set against trying to do anyth...read more

  • 3 of 14

    by Kelly Dekker

    I have been fortunate in that competition among the women I know has been kept to a minimum. That's not to say that my experiences have always been good, but for the most part I can honestly say that I have felt supported...read more

  • 4 of 14

    by M C Snyder

    Many women have and keep only "guy friends" with their reasoning being that women are too catty. The majority of the time the women making those statements are actually speaking of themselves and they prefer to keep their ...read more

  • 5 of 14

    by Ekaterina Paramonova

    What happens to best friends in a love triangle? Can a female friendship be secured from the threat of competition? When I was at school I had a best girl-friend Helen. She joined our class at 9th grade. She came from ...read more

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    by Laura Leigh Fields

    Since the beginning of time, women have competed against each other. It is hard to understand why. Perhaps, we just fill driven to be the best. We want don't want to be out shined. We want to be number one no matter what. ...read more

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    by Mary Ceille Allen

    What do you do when you discover that all of your friends are complete snobs? Now don't get me wrong, I can turn up my nose at plenty, and have throughout my life. You do not become a sorority girl in college without bei...read more

  • 8 of 14

    by Elizabeth G

    Women are very competitive with each other. Much moreso than men. Women are constantly trying to out-do each other, and they often feel threatened by other women- whether it be in the workplace, in a social enviornment, or...read more

  • 9 of 14

    by moonangel

    female relationships only work if they dont want the same things e.g the same man/job etc...mostly what women call friendships is about what the other can do for them....advice on men mostly. women will say that male frie...read more

  • 10 of 14

    by staralee

    I just realized what a stronghold the devil has on us women through this. The Tyra show actually opened up my eyes to this situation. I'll admit it I have been holding on to resentment towards women for quite somet...read more

  • 11 of 14

    by Tina Engelhardt

    Since the beginning of time, competition has existed. However, the competition among women has become overwhelming Women even use their children to compete. Babies are entered in crawling contests, beautiful baby competi...read more

  • by Melissa R. Bickel

    Hair is flying, nails are raking gouges into your flesh, screams of anger fill the air with heated words, slaps resound with loud purpose. No this isn't a Jerry Springer television show, this is the life of competition wit...read more

  • 13 of 14

    by Luella Smith

    Competition between women is a good thing. Most women don't even now that they are competing or that someone is competing against them. I know that I have to be the best at whatever I do. You can call it drive, instinct...read more

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    by Holly Ramsey

    Competition is an age old concept and people in general are very competitive. I think that in sports and on the job, men tend to be a bit more tenacious and competitive, but when it comes to everyday things such as relatio...read more

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