Tripping the Prom Queen: The Truth about Women and Rivalry

by Susan Barash and Susan Shapiro Barash

Book Overview

Tripping the Prom Queen is a groundbreaking investigation into the dark secret of female friendship: rivalry. Susan Shapiro Barash has exploded the myth that women help one another, are supportive of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312342314
• ISBN13: 9780312342319
• Release Date: March 2006
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 274 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.8" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

very readable and informative

recommended for every generation of woman - from those entering the work force to those who've already been there and can appreciate the author's great wisdom.

Women are more dangerous than men

Women have a harder time with boundaries which is why in the world of competition they are more dangerous. Spy agencies learned long ago that men compartmentalize their lives while women cannot. Women spies were much more successful in sabotage missions because they could hide as wolves under sheep's clothing much easier. Ever wonder why women in leadership positions endure better in male dominated fields? The other women are few and far between and like many a Queen Bee in history, an Empress will defend her throne with far more subversive tactics than a man. An excellent book to know how to keep your friends close but your enemies even closer.

The Prom Queen Falleth

I loved this book. While she says in the introductory that the book is an exposure of the behavior and not a self-help solution, it would have been nice to have more solutions. Exposing the behavior was GREAT! I learned so much about my own behavior and that of the people with whom I work. It helped me to ask some better questions concerning my own behavior toward other people and it opened up some great dialogue in our office!

The Women Wars

Ms. Shapiro Barash's witty approach to the serious topic of female rivalry manages to be both entertaining and informative. Without minimizing the issues, she describes how "Snow Queens and Soccer Moms" spar over their children and "Perpetual Beauty Contests" last a lifetime. But her strategies for overcoming the relationally aggressive behaviors driven by competition and jealousy are what may help readers most. They should be part of every girl's middle school--or perhaps elementary--education.

It's About Time

Finally a book that blows the cover on what women really do to one another and how to face the reality. Barash shows us all the ways in which women rival one another, while they pretend they're not the least bit envious or competitive. I found the book both revealing and honest--I admit I saw myself and my friends in some of her interviewee's stories. The last third of the book shows us ways to make things better and this was quite useful. A delightful read about a subject no one has touched yet.