这些女性在党派分歧之中保持着彼此之间的关系，而他们的男同事之间的关系却在稳步恶化，逐渐演变为争相哗众取宠和互相谩骂。
These women have maintained relationships with one another across the partisan divide, while those among their male colleagues have steadily deteriorated, giving way to competitive grandstanding and vituperation.