It seems like an argument that I often see being thrown around, that women handle hardships better than men because they have a strong social circles and support structures(often as a way to discredit or belittle men, or the hardships they face). Is this actually the case though?

In my observation, it just seems that most women not only just seem to surround themselves with "yes-women", cultivating a social circle that resembles an eco-chamber, but also actually seem to promote a great deal of over-dependence/co-dependence within those circles, rather than personal strength or independence.

This does not seem any more healthy or well-adjusted than what they accuse men of doing at all(mainly to deal with their own issues privately and alone), and in many cases actually seems far more destructive(so much so that I would consider it another facet of toxic femininity). These circles can often be used to legitimize and reinforce incredibly biased, judgemental, unethical, pretentious, hedonistic or ignorant views, with women often encouraging or validating each other on all sorts of matters simply out of solidarity or placation.

I also don't see how this could create any kind of solid foundation or genuine independence in someone either, if they are so extensively reliant on friends(which may not even have your best interests at heart), or other women specifically(which also seems highly discriminative), to derive any kind of strength or conclusion. Your values and your opinions shouldn't really be based on what your friends "agree with". If those people are telling you what they think you want to hear, even when those things are self-destructive or false, it wouldn't really be supporting you in a good way either.

Is it healthy for women to cultivate these types of co-dependences, something which often comes with a great deal of gossiping or oversharing on all types of personal matters(or other people's personal matters). Is it healthy for women to cultivate and promote gynocentrism, male-exclusion or female solidarity/narcissism on an inter-personal level? Am I the only one who thinks it's weird that things like adult women going to the washrooms together or allowing other women to speak for them is still so common place?

And then there's the argument that these types of interpersonal influence, flocking and placating could effectively stem from a great deal of female personal privilege or social/sexual power, based on pre-existing cultural gender inequalities. Is there power in taking advantage of this position? Shouldn't there be a focus towards pushing for greater social independence and personal accountability in women from feminism?