A Woman in Your Own Right : The Art of Assertive, Clear and Honest Communication - Anne Dickson

A Woman in Your Own Right

The Art of Assertive, Clear and Honest Communication

By: Anne Dickson

Paperback | 3 March 2022

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A fully updated 40th anniversary edition of the pioneering handbook for female assertiveness an indispensable guide to stating what you feel and want

Despite recent advances in gender equality in education, the home and the workplace, in practice many girls and women still find it a challenge to speak up and be heard. Assertiveness defined by psychologist and assertiveness trainer Anne Dickson as clear, honest and direct communication is an art, which must be learned. Instead of being governed by the temptation either to please or blame others the 'compassion trap' assertiveness teaches us to take charge of our own feelings and behaviour.

In her classic handbook, now fully updated to mark its 40th anniversary, Dickson draws on her long experience of in-person training to give all feminists the practical skills and tools we need to assert what we feel and want, manage difficult conversations, avoid being side-tracked by culturally learned behaviours, say 'No', and find self-acceptance.

About the Author

Anne Dickson is a psychologist, writer and trainer with over 40 years' experience of teaching communication skills and management of emotions. She is the author of several books, including The Mirror Within and Difficult Conversations.
Industry Reviews

'The classic assertiveness bible... You might be better off with A Woman in Your Own Right than any of the modern girlboss manuals that claim to be able to transform you wholesale into a kickass corporate woman' Rhiannon Lucy Cosslet, Guardian


'We've made giant strides towards equality over the decades, but... this advice is even more pertinent today' Linda Kelsey, Daily Mail


'As important as it ever was' Angela Neustatter


'The bible for anyone who wants to get their voice heard... invaluable' Lesley Garner

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