Do you know any misogynistic women?

[ovaryhill]

I've been reading a bit about this and wondered how common it is.
Has anyone had any experience of this?
I know at least one woman who behaves as if she hates other women and is very derogatory about women in general, agrees that wearing short skirts means you're asking for trouble kind of thing, sees other women as a threat and would prefer to work for men
Any opinions or experience?

I have 38 close friends that i see every 6 weeks or so...usually one to one

There is always room for more, i quite like people

And i only know that because i had to send out seperate texts for coffee and my stupid phone cant send them all out in one go

They are virtually all friends due to having children the same ages..and i certainly dont talk to them about sex, marriage and money

So i dont have very close friendships and dont get emotional support...but that is just me personally

"Maybe some women prefer that dynamic than the intensity of a close female friendship."

Yes, that's part of it IrishDad. To really know why I don't have many female friends, you'd have to ask the women of my acquaintance though as it's they who reject me and not the other way around (although of course I may subconsciously be encouraging them to reject me).

"I do agree with Bertrand that there are women who overtly advertise their preference for male friendships because they think it gives them more intellectual or professional gravitas."

I haven't come across that. It sounds like something more common to much older women to me and comes from a time when women didn't have serious jobs or studies. There is a bit in The Female Eunuch where Germaine Greer talks about the presence of colleagues' wives at social events...

Rufusthereindeer
"I have 38 close friends that i see every 6 weeks or so...usually one to one

There is always room for more, i quite like people

And i only know that because i had to send out seperate texts for coffee and my stupid phone cant send them all out in one go"

38 close friends is massive, rufus! Are you on whatsap? You can set up a group where you can send out a text to the whole group rather than each person individually. Unless you want to keep each person separate.

Irishdad that's ridiculous.
You are simply stereotyping and it seems the stereotyping is of the detriment of many people.
I have a male friend who always wants to be close and in our clique. I have female friends I see occasionally and its relaxed. People are all different.
If you actively exclude a person because you imagine they will be a certain way because of their genitals you won't have a happy life.

thanks irish

I do like to keep it seperate for various reasons, but that is a good idea for some of the "groups" like book club...or as i am going to rename it "talk about what ever you want as long as its not the bloody book" club