Women hate women - stop bitching!

By Dr. Franziska-Maria Apprich and Dr. Kathy O'Sullivan

Women hate women – we all know it’s true but nobody talks about it. Why does nobody talk about it? Because it is nauseating and perhaps the biggest setback since the evolution of man. Talking about men – men only profit from this very female, competitive behaviour. Otherwise women would be too strong, take over, hunt their own sushi, buy their own fake-fur coat and fart in their own pink silk bed sheets. What use would men be? So if we sum it up, men need women to bitch to reinsure their own significance and position in society. Now this is not an anti-men book. We all love men and are happy about their contribution to our lives. Nevertheless, we might be on to something. Is the bitchy behaviour part of something much bigger?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Fran Apprich
• Release date: Dec 26, 2013
• ISBN: 9781497721661

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Acknowledgements:

Writing this book was like peeing in a toilet stall next to your best friend; intimate, slightly uncomfortable (no matter how close you are) but at the same time liberating. We tried to admit and reveal the honest truth about womanhood and its never ending "cellulite behaviour" (bumpy, ugly and stubbornly enduring).

Nevertheless, you as the reader have become our best friend who can actively prevent cellulite behaviour by sticking to a specific diet, sport and cream.

Diet: What not to consume/do to other women (even those more beautiful than you-yes!)

Sport: How to actively play with rather than against other women like a true sportsman/woman

Cream: How to smooth things out when things get rough (we all know it will happen)

So - let’s do it. We’ve waited far too long. Time to change and stop bitching.

Introduction:

We are University professors. We have successfully defended our PhD dissertations within a male-dominated academic arena in which the best female doctorial candidates often fall pregnant by their favourite academic supervisor; both father and baby lacking hair and social skills. Congrats! It is sad that women have such little confidence in themselves and their abilities. Maybe if we stuck together this could change and we wouldn’t feel the need to please a man in order to gain support.

We are not married; we have no children and therefore have time to write a book that should have been written a long time ago (while saluting the wives and mums of this earth). You guys rock! We just haven’t found that one; that one who supports without being clingy and who would respect our independent lifestyle. My dad said lately to me: You are too cheeky. Nobody will want to have you. I know that he meant it in the nicest possible way but there is a lot of truth in it. What hadn’t occurred to my dad is that women can have a good time even without a man. Shocking! Yet he was the one who made me cheeky and raised me as an independent woman. Yet when I put that theory into practice it scared him. I think it is normal. Nobody wants a feminist as daughter. It is much easier to stick to what you know. Women hate women – get married and obey.

The first time that I met Kathy was during my interview. I had just come from the beach, my hair was still wet and my black designer dress made me look thinner than I am. Kathy looked at me, I looked at her and we liked what we saw and heard. I remember thinking but who would stick up for/talk in favour of another woman? But she did – and I got the job. Now this is unusual. Please note that due to my experience 9 out of 10 women will not stick up for you - just because you are another woman - in short, COMPETITION. But if you do find this 1 out of 10 gem please treat her like a treasure - because she is. And more importantly, be that treasure.

We have met thousands of bitchy and catty women. Let’s be honest - we all have. No matter if it is the hot waitress that eyes your boyfriend and pays you as much attention as the financial news, the powerhouse executive who consistently overlooks you for any promotion or the female colleague who takes full credit for your work but not your errors. All women know that women hate women. But most of us do not want to admit it. Yet as soon as you do talk about it, do state the obvious and how to make things better you will find that most female eyes soften, their voice mellows like sharing a secret and their posture relaxes. You should try it. It is amazing how this universal dilemma can be destroyed by a single sentence like: I do not understand why women hate women. We could do such great things together. We all suffer from it – stop bitching!

This book is a composite of over 10 to 20 years of experience as corporate professionals, performers and academics. It’s about the unique mistakes we see women make at work and during their spare time. We provide help and suggestions to change their behaviour and achieve a better, more fulfilled life with true female friends.

The bitching described in each chapter is real, followed by tips how to overcome the above and resolve the situation. Many of the women featured later reported that the anti-bitching tips helped them to support each other, promote each other, hire each other, respect each other and a new-found confidence and sisterhood was achieved. Their success is our credential of success.

Nevertheless, this book is not a recipe for non-bitching. Some will never (want to) learn. It is easy to be a bitch. But for those who will follow the ingredients and measurements, you are likely to taste a more delicious meal and encounter more interesting situations in your life. Caring is sharing.

How do you know if this book will help you? Please read through the following of the ten characteristics and check those which are typical for you.

___ I enjoy the company of women

___ I encourage other women to do better for themselves

___ I would hire/promote a woman

___ I would back up a woman (even if it means a blow for me)

___ I am comfortable with women better than me (in a certain field)

___ I would open a door for a woman

___ My middle name is ‘sister’

___ I greet women with the same friendly smile as a man

___ I work well with women

___ I believe women are the better people

If you checked all 10 – please put this book aside and give it to one of your bitchy sisters who might need it more. You are good to go.

During the writing process, I happened to discuss some of the concepts included in this book with a female student of mine. She mentioned one of her fellow classmates who would share her handouts with all male classmates yet not her. My student asked me: Why is she such a bitch to me? I smiled and told her: I will give you the handouts. Bitches are everywhere. But sisters can help. We are fighting a monster but even the biblical giant Goliath was defeated by the small David. We just need the right stones, sling and strategies. My student wrote an A, her classmate a C. It works. Would my student have written an A without my help? Possibly or possibly not. But her confidence was boosted. She felt cared for, confident about her own point of view, trusted me to appreciate her honesty and this resonated in her exam. The other female student who had declined to share the handouts had nothing original to say. It was literately a no-brainer. 

From the corporate world, academia, Ivy League research and private sector we have noted women disrespect each other. We have heard, seen and felt