Whenever women begin to bond, despite their socialization, men have done their best to stem the tide of independent women. They battled for Peace, suffrage, child labor and protective labor, for birth control and sexual liberation. These attacks constituted an integral part of the 1920's assault on feminists and radicals. This is still going on, in ever new and subtle forms. Few political strategies are as old or effective as Divide and Conquer.
All dominant groups use it to retain power.
In a nutshell, this is the basis of the taboo against women bonding. If women were united, self-affirming, women loving feminists, male supremacy, with its attendant privilege, would quickly collapse. This is not to blame women for their current status. Men have used economic sanctions, labeling, and all the power of the church, state and family to police women into their male defined role. They have used rape and brute force as well.