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He Said, She Said

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'Required reading' CATHY NEWMAN
'Inspiring and uplifting' VICTORIA DERBYSHIRE
'A rallying cry and a beacon of hope' LUCIA OSBORNE-CROWLEY

If you and your family needed help, could you trust the law to be on your side?

Barrister Charlotte Proudman has seen countless women let down by the very courts meant to protect them - dismissed, disbelieved and left unsafe, while their abusers are given the benefit of the doubt. Her own experience of misogyny within the profession reveals a deeper truth: a justice system designed by men, still tilted against women. In He Said, She Said, Proudman lays bare the prejudice at the heart of family law. Through cases of forced marriage, domestic abuse, child abduction and FGM, she exposes a culture of bias - and calls for urgent, lasting change.

Critics Review

A triumph. Proudman is a brave outspoken barrister. Here she exposes the rooted biases that harm women and children in the family courts; her searing analysis puts the system in the dock but also provides a roadmap for reform. Press this book into the hands of policy makers, politicians . . . and every judge
BARONESS HELENA KENNEDY
Proudman is a fearless campaigner for women's rights, unafraid to tackle misogyny wherever she sees it. Her indictment of the inequalities in the legal system should be required reading by lawyers and lawmakers alike
CATHY NEWMAN
This important book will shock you. And you will also be inspired and uplifted by the countless women who don't and won't give up
VICTORIA DERBYSHIRE
An indictment of a legal system that protects abusers at the expense of survivors. Charlotte Proudman exposes the biases and institutional failures that silence women and endanger children with clarity and conviction. He Said She Said is a call to action
CAROL VORDERMAN
This remarkable book offers a compelling and insightful examination of the devastating impact of misogyny. Drawing from real-life experiences - both her own and those of her clients - Proudman exposes injustices that have remained hidden for far too long. A powerful and necessary revelation
CHERIE BLAIR CBE KC
A profoundly urgent, necessary book that everyone must read . . . a much-needed intervention in our national conversation around the justice system and the myriad ways in which it fails and silences women. He Said, She Said is an inspiring and moving call to arms, a rallying cry and a beacon of hope
LUCIA OSBORNE-CROWLEY
Proudman's eloquent arguments, scholarship and first-hand experience of fighting for justice for women and their children makes this book essential reading. As inspirational as it is shocking in its revelations of prejudice and misogyny, Proudman gives us an invaluable bird's eye view into processes that, until recently, were conducted in secrecy. Combining memoir with case illustrations, the book is beautifully written, informative and rightfully disturbing
ANNA MOTZ, author of A LOVE THAT KILLS
Phenomenal. An exposè of the misogyny embedded in the family court system, exposing how it routinely fails to protect victims while enabling abusers. Drawing on real accounts from women forced to navigate these hostile legal battles, Proudman reveals a system where survivors are disbelieved, silenced and retraumatised. This is an urgent and necessary read, one that shows the truth surrounding family courts and demands change
PATSY STEVENSON
Proudman carefully dissects the misuse of the family courts by perpetrators to pursue domestic abuse survivors and their children. A must read for anyone seeking to build a society safe for women and girls
APSANA BEGUM MP
Do you care about justice? Then this is the book for you. He Said, She Said takes us on a courageous and compassionate journey highlighting women failed by a legal system that should have protected them. Proudman poignantly amplifies their voices, shedding light on the injustices they endure and offering changes for the future. A profoundly important book
KAY BURLEY
Proudman lays bare the harsh realities of a legal system built by men and stacked against women. Through gripping, real-life cases and her own experiences as a family law barrister, she exposes the urgent need for reform. He Said, She Said offers a rare glimpse into the secretive world of the family courts and the brutal ways in which women and children are let down. A must-read for anyone who cares about justice
ELLIE WILSON
Author Charlotte Proudman
Narrator Charlotte Proudman
Duration 9 hours and 35 minutes
Release Date
ISBN 9781399612470
Format x-book®
Publisher Orion
Genre Domestic abuse, Gender studies: women and girls, Law and society, gender issues, Memoirs
Availability AU, GB, IE

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