Why can't we all just get along?

I was just wondering. Why does it seem that women (not all women) can't get along with each other? Of course, I'm just speaking generally. But this seems to be a real issue.

I first starting noticing this in grammar school. At the time I really didn't realize it. I would notice that some girls would stick with certain girls. For example, I can remember as early as the first or second grade a group of girls that they called "sisters".

I know it's silly, but what can you expect from 6 or 7 year old girls? And it helps with my point so please stick with me.

Anyway, these girls only selected a few carefully selected girls. I really don't know what they based their criteria on. Almost every girl wanted to be part of the sisters.

I remember seeing them have diagreements over silly things (which I believe at that age most arguments were silly). One time, all of the girls decided not to talk to one girl in particular of the sister's group because she didn't have the correct color shirt on.

Moving ahead to high school, pretty much the same drama. Most of the time a clique of girls would not like one girl in particular because "she thinks she is all that". What does that even mean? Especially when no one took the time to get to know the young lady.

I just chalked it up to being young and stupid.

But now over 10 years now I've noticed alot of the same behavior.

For instance, I've recently enrolled in a cosemetology program. Yes it is mainly women. The youngest lady in the program is 22. We all range in ages 22 to 40. I'm 29.

The first day class started, I walked into class said hello to everyone and introduced myself. I'm a people person. Some spoke, some just gave me a blank stare.

Long story short, I've noticed that most of the ladies have cliqued together. Then there's me that get along with everyone.

There's an older lady in our class, about 40 years old. Sometimes it takes her a little longer to catch on than the rest of us. I overheard two other ladies laughing and joking on how long it takes her to do a basic manicure.

I told them when we went to lunch, that everyone has their own way of learning. They said to me that I should run for ambassador or something, I was always so nice.

So I asked her to do a manicure on me and I showed her what I did that was effective and quicker. A few days later she thanked me by giving me some nail art rhinestones.

Those other girls just picked at me saying silly things like "I guess you are her favorite" and calling me Ms. United Nations.

I just told them we need to start encouraging each other instead of putting each other down.

Needless to probaly mention, they haven't changed their ways and I still talk with them. But I can say that now they at least don't pick at her in class verbally. But sometimes I still can see it in body language.

I know this sounds like we are teenagers, but the sad reality is that all of us are over the age of 21 and most of us have children and families.

It's just amazing to me because when I worked in corporate America, as one of two female district managers, I didn't see as much as the pettiness that I experience now.

I just hoping that one day us as women can see with our long legacy of determination and strong will to have a fair chance to succeed. We can learn that we can go much further uplifting each other.