Download or read book A Woman in Your Own Right written by Anne Dickson and published by Quartet Books Limited. This book was released on 1982 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anne Dickson defines assertiveness as the art of clear, honest and direct communication. Instead of being governed by the need to either please or blame others, assertiveness teaches us to take responsibility for our own feelings and behaviour.