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"Dealing with girls who bully"
social savvy used as power
by Carrie Watters

When we think of bullies, we often think of boys but girls can be bullies, too. Girls are not the usual kind of bullies that beat up other girls or take milk money. They are much more subtle.
This article gives a great insight to the way girls bully. According to this article females who bully are referred to as 'Queen Bees' and use social savvy or as some like to refer as "relational aggression". They use tactics such as engaging other girls in gossip or use friendships in order to in order to bully.
Girls that engage in bullying often play a harmful game in which they all take on a different role in order to appease the Queen Bee. There are those that ride the middle by spreading the rumors or refuse to take up for the victim even when they feel bad about what is taking place.
According to the book "Queen Bees & Wannabees", written by Rosalind Wiseman, girls will do......

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