Women competing for male favor are inherently hostile to each other

Evidence

The logic of sexual selection suggests that males do not view females as competitors, but rather as contested resources. This is true for both in-group and out-group females, as it is often the case that females from the out-group are incorporated into the victorious group after intergroup conflict (Thornhill & Palmer, 2000; Wrangham & Peterson, 1996). — Roderick M. Kramer, Geoffrey J. Leonardelli, Robert W. Livingston, Social Cognition, Social Identity, and…, 1190 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

But sincerity also has a price. Because they show themselves freely, without caring either to hide or to control themselves, women incite each other to incredible violence. Man and women intimidate each other because they are different: he feels pity and apprehension toward her; he strives to treat her courteously, indulgently, and circumspectly; she respects him and somewhat fears him, she tries to control herself in front of him; each one tries to spare the mysterious other whose feelings and reactions are hard to discern. Women among themselves are pitiless; they foil, provoke, chase, attack, and lead each other on to the limits of abjection. — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 1076 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Women’s solidarity never becomes real friendship because they remain competitors for male validation. — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 1605; Males treat females as contested resources rather than competitors — Roderick M. Kramer, Geoffrey J. Leonardelli, Robert W. Livingston, Social Cognition, Social Identity, and…, 1190; Women exceed men in prejudice toward out-group intimacy (+3 more)

Broader Connections

• Males treat females as contested resources rather than competitors #corroborates (0.82) — Roderick M. Kramer, Geoffrey J. Leonardelli, Robert W. Livingston, Social Cognition, Social Identity, and…, 1190
• Mutual self-exposure among women produces cruelty that difference-based respect prevents #corroborates (0.78) — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 1076
• Women exceed men in prejudice toward out-group intimacy #qualifies (0.72)