I once read it in a scholarly journal of women's studies. This was explained as one of the ways of women acting under oppression. The article was about the western women's violence against their ownselves and the underlying reasons. Females who are ugly in their treatment towards other women (especially when they first meet) try to fit well into their own group which is ruled by males. This way, a female in that group keeps the other females away in order to have the males for herself. Although this is the general idea of such female behaviour towards other females, this is NOT the main reason at all. Such a female in that way waits for the approval of the group (of males) with the hope that she will be equal to the males in her group which never really happens. It is almost like the female in the group puts her out to fight for the group, since the new comer is a female (she would expect the males fight for her if a male approached). At the end, she expects to be seen as a hero and expects that the group accept her in a way equal to the males. This way she hopes to escape the oppression in her own group. Men and children act the same way, when they live in oppressed societies towards a new comer to the group. That is why it is very easy to make oppressed men soldiers. They can do anything to be accepted in their societies as equal members. They will follow all rules with no questioning. That is why it is very easy to recruit men from minority cultures to the army. Children, too, hope to be accepted as "grown ups." What do you think?
Is it genetics? (I'm an exception than ). But I heard women are more aggressive emotionally/psychological to each other (yup, it's true) than physically. Men use more physical aggression towards each other though. Who knows.. who knows..
I think it is purely insecurity-driven. When I see women behave aggressively towards other women, it's usually because they're worried/jealous about some aspect of the other woman
I do not think it is genetics, or nature. I agree that this behaviour comes from feeling of oppression which also shows that too many women are oppressed in the world. Just imagine, if a child is grown in a family that teaches them to be very welcoming to guests or people whom they just meet, such children do not show such behaviour. So it is not genetics, or nature. It must be a learned behaviour. But the further question is, how do you explain the cause of the behaviour to the person when you first meet? I mean, when you go somewhere and this is the treatment you get, how do you tell me "oh, I am so sorry that your were oppressed, but I won't oppress you, so trust me." Haha. Then you get into a deeper problematic situation!
I know one thing. Every women are jealous about other women's beauty Some men are jealous of me too as i have a beautiful girlfriend
women act agressive when they feel threatened, they don't accept the ideea of someone taking their place with children it's the same this way hoping to be accepted in the group by letting noone enterring the group i hope you understand what i'm trying to say...