July 5, 2002

Are Girls Really as Mean as Books Say They Are?

By CAROL TAVRIS

Man, it is so hard to live down that sugar-and-spice rep. We women try, Lord

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do we try, and still people are shocked -- shocked! -- when we are mean to each other, humiliate our partners, scream at our children, spread nasty rumors, lie on our résumés, embezzle from

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