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The Silent Female Scream: Learn How to Believe That as a Woman You Have the Right to be Heard, Valued and Respected, and to Know That Anything Less is Just Not Okay

The Silent Female Scream: Learn How to Believe That as a Woman You Have the Right to be Heard, Valued and Respected, and to Know That Anything Less is Just Not Okay

by RosjkeHasseldine (Author), RosjkeHasseldine (Author), Rosjke Hasseldine (Author)

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    Paperback 2007

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Synopsis

The Silent Female Scream teaches how to believe that as a woman you have the right to be heard, valued and respected, and to know that anything less is just not okay. Through case studies and discussion, the author exposes that women's sense of self-worth and entitlement to speak their needs, especially in relationships, is an area that feminism has ignored to its peril. By looking at the legacy of emotional silence that many women have inherited from long before grandmother's day, she warns that emotional silence damages the mother-daughter relationship, women's relationships with themselves and each other, and their equality and visibility. Using key questions, the author guides the reader to wake-up to her own learned silence and teaches a language of entitlement and visibility that has until now been missing for women.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 216
 Publisher: Women's Bookshelf Publishing
Published: 31 Oct 2007
ISBN 10: 9780955710
ISBN 13: 9780955710407

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Are women 'heard, valued and respected' in western society? The Silent Female Scream argues that there is still room for considerable improvement. Rosjke Hasseldine, relationship consultant and psychotherapist, traces her personal journey from childhood to motherhood, as she brings into focus the struggles women face in order to be recognised in what is still a male-dominated world. Insightful and revealing analysis about female marginalisation is derived from autobiographical description of her father's withdrawal, animosity from her mother, strains in relationships and final break with her family after years of difficulty and depression. The often less dramatic tensions which are present in almost all women's lives benefit from comparison with Hasseldine's story and the case studies she uses: unequal gender dynamics are perpetuated not only by men, but also by the women who conform to complacent male expectation. The three parts of the book identify why women's voices are stifled, ways that their voices can be reclaimed, and finally, how such empowerment leads to stronger and more successful relationships. Hasseldine examines the compromises which arise as a daughter, professional, friend, and mother. Of particular interest is her insight into the mother-son relationship which too often goes ignored. The end of each chapter poses a series of questions encouraging honest reflection about one's own attitudes and behaviour, which made me realise how often I fail to challenge unfavourable situations. The Silent Female Scream celebrates the value of womanhood; it is perhaps wishful thinking to hope that men too might read Hasseldine's important and persuasive message.