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'The classic assertiveness bible' GUARDIAN Do you sometimes struggle to state what you want (or don't want)? Do tricky conversations go wrong? Does it at times seem easier to suffer in silence? This book has the solutions you need. Despite recent advances in gender equality in education, the workplace and the home, in practice many women and girls 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 can be learned. Instead of being governed by the desire to please - the Compassion Trap - assertiveness teaches us to take charge of our own feelings and behaviour, without blaming others. In her pioneering handbook, now fully updated to mark its 40th anniversary, Dickson draws on her long experience of in-person training to give all women the practical skills and tools we need to assert what we feel and want, manage difficult conversations, avoid being sidetracked by culturally learned behaviours, say 'No', and find self-acceptance.

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'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

'As important as it ever was.' - ANGELA NEUSTATTER 'The bible for anyone who wants to get their voice heard... invaluable.' - LESLEY GARNER

'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 COSSLETT, 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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Anne Dickson is a psychologist, counsellor, trainer and writer with over forty years' experience of teaching communication skills and management of emotions. She has led training extensively in the UK and internationally for a wide range of private and public groups.A Woman in Your Own Righthas remained in print since first published in 1982 and has been translated into thirteen languages. She lives in the Southwest of England.

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