For centuries women have been
curious about other women's lives, about people in general, because that was the only curiosity they were permitted to satisfy.
Not only are we represented poorly, but it's also often women who talk poorly
about other women on the news and in the media.
It's refreshing to read
about other women eating a healthy amount of food to nourish their bodies and support all the fun activities in their lives.
I spent hours reading stories
about other women who successfully birthed without medication, attended weekly prenatal yoga classes, and practiced breathing techniques.
One of my breastfeeding goals is to stay positive about pumping (at 8 ppd, it's easy to get really sick and tired of pumping), and
stories about other women who made it work, and who felt positive and empowered in their choice to pump, really helps me keep a positive attitude.
If women of color would happily desire to be chosen and cared for,
what about other women for whom handsome princes aren't readily available?
«It was absolutely unique in that everyone around them had a problem with how [Carol and Therese]
felt about other women, but they did not,» she says.
Wives spend their days getting drunk, going to beauty parlors, or
gossiping about other women getting drunk or going to beauty parlors.
When we found out I had such a low PAPP - A level this pregnancy I spent a lot of time reading forums and
chats about other women who'd had the same, some of what I found was reassuring and some less so.
To help me cope with miscarrying, I found myself reading blog posts and
forums about other women's experiences with miscarriage.
Over the past year or so, I've been very focused on
learning about other women - how they're wired, the way they carry themselves, and how they interact with one another.
This made me curious
about other women poets from similar backgrounds, in particular the Persian poet Forough Farrokhzad (pronounced Fur - o Fair - ig - zed) whom Hosseini references in his author's note.
Oftentimes they would end up in arguments with each other,
mostly about other women or ways that her husband could seem neglectful or inattentive.
«There's definitely a Mean Girls - style Burn Book in politics — patriarchy isn't gendered — but the way we
talk about other women is important,» Creasy tells Vogue for a piece in the February 2018 issue on seven influential females fighting to empower women in the battle for equality.
But
what about the other woman, the one who had three of her «Lifetime Prayer Requests» answered in one week — plus her ingrown toenail healed?
Women also gossip
more about other women's looks, whereas men talk about cues to resource holding (e.g., wealth) and the athleticism of their competitors.
«Hall Pass» is a comedy about two married guys in early middle age who keep ogling and
fantasizing about other women, to a degree that has become obvious and ever - so - slightly disgusting to their wives.
It made me realize that much of what we
say about other women can be ingrained in us on a subconscious level because we've heard such comments so often from others.
My friend Julie Rogers says: «Over the course of the 10,080 minutes that go by in a given week, very few of those minutes (if any at all) are likely comprised of sexual
thoughts about other women.»
May you know their stories in scripture and in history and in your own circles: may you be
curious about other women and amplify their influence.
After hearing so many horror
stories about other woman being confronted and shamed for nursing in public, I just knew someone would say something.
So it's not like I need support or encouragement to continue — but it's still uplifting to
read about other women who feel a similar commitment to letting their children nurse in the fashion our biological evolution and nature designed for our species.
I also rolled my eyes (inwardly) when I read
about other women's birth plans.
I can remember when I was a full professor at the Open University, suddenly realizing that I was probably secure enough, established enough, that I could afford to start making trouble, thinking
about other women and not just about my own career.
It is helpful for women to be able to read
about other women's experiences with cellulite.