Empowering Women: 10 Behaviors That Hold Women Back

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Are you a woman with grievances over what other women are doing? You are not alone. I was out scrolling when I discovered the question, “Women, what is something you wish other women would stop doing?” Here are the top-voted answers.

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10. Using Their Issues To Invalidate Other’s Issues

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\Insulting Themselves

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One woman shared, “Asking if/when a woman is getting engaged/getting married/having a baby/having another baby/getting back to work after having a baby, especially from older female relatives.

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Make friends with your daughter-in-law. Stop being horrible about her ‘taking’ your son, and you’ll be invited to be a part of more things in their lives.

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Perry is one of the GOP members who showed support for Trump’s theory that the election was fraudulent and needed to be overturned

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One woman replied, “Photoshopping their photos to oblivion, thus reinforcing the unrealistic beauty standards. You know skin texture exists. So why do you pretend it doesn’t?”

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Empowering Women: 10 Behaviors That Hold Women Back

Empowering Women: 10 Behaviors That Hold Women Back

Are you a woman with grievances over what other women are doing? You are not alone. I was out scrolling when I discovered the question, “Women, what is something you wish other women would stop doing?” Here are the top-voted answers.

10. Using Their Issues To Invalidate Other’s Issues

\Insulting Themselves

One woman shared, “Asking if/when a woman is getting engaged/getting married/having a baby/having another baby/getting back to work after having a baby, especially from older female relatives.

Asking About Societal Stereotypes

Make friends with your daughter-in-law. Stop being horrible about her ‘taking’ your son, and you’ll be invited to be a part of more things in their lives.

Be Nice To Your Daughter-in-Law

Perry is one of the GOP members who showed support for Trump’s theory that the election was fraudulent and needed to be overturned

Bringing Each Other Down

One woman replied, “Photoshopping their photos to oblivion, thus reinforcing the unrealistic beauty standards. You know skin texture exists. So why do you pretend it doesn’t?”

Photoshopping Their Photos Into an Oblivion

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