I think the most dangerous place for a woman nowadays is her spiteful presence in the minds of other women. Through the propagation of certain stereotypical ideas via TV shows, series of various fictional stories in dramas, and social media content, it has been taught to women that not all of them are meant to be successful and they need to tear each other down and make other women feel less capable in order to enjoy fame, wealth or success because they cannot reach the top together.

In a vast growing world and especially in an individualistic capitalist society, it goes without saying that we all aspire to grow much stronger and better as compared to others and this behavior is not limited by any gender. All forms of gender in one way or the other at some point of their life, experience a resort to surpass others and earn a name. But, applying this particular concept on women, gives us a deviating response. Women in an effort to acquire success, also consider it imperative to raze the existence of other women to the ground. Without it, they think, their mission is incomplete. Contrarily, we see that men when they aim to compete, do not plan anything in a destructive manner. They work on their goals but also make sure they do not allow any maliciousness to interfere with their operational goodness and manners.

Technically, the reasons for women to be envious of each other can be numerous but some of the major facts due to which it profoundly dominates in their personality are stated here. The most prominent cause for women to develop feelings of jealousy is their ability to underestimate their worth and see other women as incredibly genius. This serves as a direct competition. They cannot digest the talent of other women and accede to the fact that those whom they see successful or well-heeled have fought with the odds bravely and stood up for what they deserved but instead try to induce a tinge of jealousy against them. In this whole process, they fail to convince themselves that the only recipe for success is working hard for something they want in life and for it to transpire realistically, they must leave all ill-feelings behind and focus on positive things including helping other women and setting the stage for them to advance swiftly. There are certainly more ways to be less toxic and more helpful.

Secondly, women make themselves less available and least appreciative for other women. It is a rare sight that a woman is found lifting others up or giving them a cheerful company in blues. And, in case she does that, mostly found suspicious under the garb of friendship.  This is dangerous and seemingly vulnerable. If, on the other hand, women try to give a hand to each other and prefer to reach out, they can stand as one in uplifting the overall status of women in the society and fight off other misogynists. 

Thirdly, owing to the increased usage of social media, it has almost become an impossible dream to achieve to make women come to harmonious terms with each other. As things have become less private, more and more women are found abhorring each other for fame, followers, likes, comments, shares. As a consequence, a lot of women use it for self-serving purposes and to talk down other women. Social media is something that is meant for socializing and is about making connections, but today it has potentially become a source of disparagement and destructive criticism.

Nevertheless, to eradicate all the reasons that are acting as an impediment for women to bind in sisterhood, it is important to create an environment of acceptance and promoting personal space where women not only learn to appreciate their achievements but also share, celebrate and be comfortable with other women’s successes and confer upon them validation that can magnify their potentials. Women when they see each other as a pillar of support building a strong society free of jealousy, hatred and malice, will only be able to promote other empowered women. A loosely bound, divided, and an egoistic group can never help its segments to rise higher and emerge brighter.