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What is 女子力?

I see it often recently, and understand that it does not worth discussing
seriously about it. I know it is a stupid word. Just curious how people are
interpreting it.
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What is the meaning of 女子力?
According to [this
explanation](http://d.hatena.ne.jp/keyword/%BD%F7%BB%D2%CE%CF), `女子力{じょしりょく}`
refers to a woman's prowess with issues like fashion, make up, and style.

Which would be considerably different from the English "girl power", which is
about a woman's particular ability to succeed in all realms of life, and
implies women's ability to be just as good, if not better, than men.
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Dave's explanation probably hits the nail on the head, but there might be
something to add.

I had read that 女子力 is actually viewed somewhat as a "skill". (Obviously, this
is taken in the context of the 心の力説 definition in Dave's link.) In this sense,
the skill is to attract males and be popular around males through fashion and
style. However, I read an article about a girl who cooked for a guy in order
to "boost her 女子力" which might mean there are other things than just physical
attractiveness involved. The underlying idea being that a girl with 女子力 will
be able to indirectly attract males.

I'm not sure, but 女子力 seems linked to 女子会 which is another term for girls
meeting together to talk about relationships, work, etc.
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