Left out of the in crowd

The Chicago Tribune
Marla Paul
January 19, 2005

Female cliques are not restricted to the confines of school days—adult women also form these groups, whether in religious groups, parent organizations, or at the office. Judith V. Jordan, clinical psychologist and research scientist at the Wellesley Centers for Women, says that “Cliques are a part of women’s and girls’ intense desire to connect in a close way. In and of themselves, groupings of women joining together with a strong sense of bonding, mutual support and engagement are not bad. They get toxic when the focus is on the exclusion of others. This exclusion often arises when there is anxiety within the group about how loved or cared about they are.”

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