Exactly this. Being emotionally driven, is not empathy. A lot of emotion I see in most women I know comes from a narcissistic / self ascribing method.

They see something sad, and unlike true empathy where they feel sad FOR the other person, they feel sad for themselves as if they were in that situation.

This is why it's so easy for them to play victim to even things that haven't actually affected them.

It's greedy emotion. Not empathy.