She's Always a Woman to Me

As Billy Joel famously sang:

"She can kill with a smile, she can wound with her eyes

She can ruin your faith with her casual lies

And she only reveals what she wants you to see

She hides like a child but she's always a woman to me"

We are incredibly complicated creature, us women. And it takes one to know one. We are so loyal to one another that we will happily break up one another's marriages if it means protecting our friends from the deceptions of our male counterparts. We are closer to one another when we're single. Outwardly we will encourage each other to find our life partner but God Forbid that that partner impinge on our friendship. The minute we are shunted for a night in with the new bloke, we know that friendship as we knew it is over. Such a moment can be, for the spurned women just as intense a break up as divorce itself.

To further complicate matters, we are masters of deception. And the higher up in society we are, the more accomplished we become at it. It's essential that we present ourselves to our peers as attractive, successful and confident. For the modern woman, Facebook is a wonderful platform for this. "Look at the perfectly lit studio photo I have just uploaded! Don't I look fabulous? Check out the birthday cake I just made for my 3 year old! Aren't I a super mum?" Social media is an excellent devise for distancing our peers from the real us.

Once upon a time (not so long ago I might add) we would knock on one another's doors without the preamble of half a dozen text messages. We would catch each other unguarded. In such moments, hiding our weaknesses was not possible. We were closer.

'The Women' takes us back to those days. Though Sylvia, Crystal and co are attempting to conceal their true colours beneath the glossy veneer of High Society New York etiquette, ultimately there is little they can hide from one another. The cracks will, eventually show and Mary Haines will have to make a choice: To flee, or to beat the Bitches at their own game.