What Makes Women Bond?

The bonding between women is misunderstood to a great extent. Our society is basically patriarchal and sees everything associated women through tinted glasses. Even friendship between women is considered to be shallow and selfish. But time is changing. Now we celebrate International Women's Day on every 8th of March. So this year on Women's Day, let us decode the bonding that exists among women.

Why do women actually bond over? That is the question that we have tried to answer here. On the occasion of Women's Day, lets find out some facts about female bonding.

Women Bond

Shopping

The prospect of shopping with a girlfriend or even better, with your girl gang is always exciting. Unlike your boyfriend or husband, they do not force you to hurry up while shopping. Women friends also give you valuable advice on what to buy and what to chuck.

Recipes

Cooking is an art that most women master. They have to cook for their families, sometimes if not always. When women are bonding, they share recipes and culinary skills with each other.

Kids

A mother's role in bringing up kids is infallible. Women often exchange notes on parenting techniques and also compare how they are bringing up their children to see if they are on the right track.

Men And Their Faults

Women discuss about men incessantly. The topic of discussion could be 'how a guy is hot' to how 'men are incurably stupid'.. But talking about men is an eternal part of female bonding.

Career

Nowadays, almost every educated woman has a career. There is a different kind of bonding among working women. They understand each others' challenges when it comes to handling career and a family. This happens especially if a woman is both married and working.

Bitching

We wish to stay away from stereotypes but women love to gossip. And doing a little soul-cleansing bitching is not all that bad. So what women friends call 'girl talk' is some spicy bitching that is very important for every woman's emotional health.

These are some of the things over which bonding among women is possible. On Women's Day, do contribute your own ideas about how women bond.

Story first published: Monday, March 4, 2013, 18:49 [IST]