I never have had much luck working in teams with most women. In my experience, women are far more judgemental of other women than of men. Women I have had the displeasure of working with on team projects have been generally dismissive, catty, backstabbing bitches who care less about a project grade than dominating the group.

I find that a in mixed gender group project, both sexes behave better than when segregated by sex. Men and women are both competitive, but my experience with female only teams tells me they are more likely to let the entire endeavor go pear-shaped rather than allow one dominant woman to get over on another. Even all male teams, while not ideal, will pull a project together well enough to pass rather than repeat it due to a failing grade.

Your experiences may vary from mine, as this is my opinion only. I work best alone or in mixed gender teams. Even as the only woman on a team, the outcomes of team projects have always been better for me than on a team of all women.

I do not find your experiences unusual. I differ from the majority of American women on several norms: I am childfree, agnostic, and I sincerely enjoy working with men. I prefer conversational topics on politics or social mores or humorous content, rather than food and children and man-bashing. I believe this often leaves me out of the loop in female only teams and makes finding common ground awkward.

I am a liberal, but still very glad I am older and less inclined to put politically correct interaction above all other group activities. Even as I love and praise smart, focused members of the Millennials and Gen Z, I believe there are far too many unfocused students in the 20s and 30s at present who are expert at playing up their own victimization, yet sorely lacking in social skills. If you're attending an American university from abroad, I feel you are not seeing us at our best. The last couple of generations often have had parents fighting their battles since birth. Current university students have been noted by academics and psychologists as having a lack of resilience and a dependence on parents which previous generations did not experience. In short, American students are taking longer to become adults and are not prepared for the challenges of university life at the same age as previous generations.

That sounds like a right-wing rant and you're blaming women in some way.

I read your profile and it is fascinating. I am sorry things are so difficult for you here in the U.S. Many of us living here are asking the same questions. It is a very difficult and divisive time in our country and many of us are recognizing that the ability to work across lines doesn't seem to exist anymore. It is beyond a cultural problem. It is almost a sickness