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Market, State and Feminism offers an inter-disciplinary critique of
the 'free market backlash' - the belief that free market economics
can improve the position, status and well-being of women. The
authors argue that, far from being restrictive and intrusive, state
action can enhance the individual's ability to make responsible
choices.This book questions the philosophical basis of free market
feminism, challenging its masculine assumptions about rationality
and individualism. The authors critically examine the theoretical
validity of dichotomising the market versus the state and draw
attention to the richness of the interdependence between markets
and state institutions. Empirical and case study material is drawn
from the UK, the European Union and the United States and
illuminates the issues of equal employment opportunities and pay,
girls' education performance, business attitudes to women, lobbying
by women's groups and equal opportunities legislation.
Following Kate Marshall's first year in the mortuary at a north of
England NHS hospital, with each month exploring the people she
meets, in life and death, as well as her own growing awareness of
life behind the veil. Meet Mr X Found in his apartment months after
his death, Mr X has no relatives that can be traced. He is the
longest-serving resident of the mortuary, having been there for
almost a year while the search for his elusive family continues.
The staff talk to him like an old friend, but Mr X is
disintegrating and a decision has to be made soon. Meet Mary Her
baby girl has been lost in the 15th week of pregnancy, Mary's last
chance to have a child. Mary won't allow Abigail to leave the
mortuary until she has finished reading a book to her. She visits
twice each day, sitting with her baby, reading to her, speaking to
no one, until she finally opens up to Kate. Meet Joe A loving
husband and father who has died suddenly of a heart attack. Joe is
visited by his wife, his children - and his mistress. On the day
that all his worlds collide, Kate witnesses how death can finally
reveal the truth of years of lies. Sorry for Your Loss is haunting,
uplifting and informative, with many moments of laughter, and shows
us that the way we approach death can make life all the more
precious.
A dramatic and terrifying memoir of a 'catfish' scenario - when a
woman meets a man online but nothing is what it seems. 25-year-old
Megan Henley put her five-year-old daughter to bed one evening and
switched on her laptop. A Facebook 'friend request' seemed to be
genuine. There were a few common friends and very similar
interests, so Megan accepted. With that one simple act, she changed
her life forever. In her words: 'looking back on it, it was as if I
had opened my front door to a stranger, as if I had thrown away
every precaution I'd ever put in place, as if I had freely given
access to my whole world - all because of some naive belief that it
was 'just' a friend request on a social media site.' Megan is
tricked into a relationship, paranoia and ultimately betrayal by
the man she loved and trusted but nothing is as it seems.
'I look back now and see that I never stood a chance. It's hard
when you realise your whole childhood was taken away. I never got
the chance to be a child.' Shaneda Daly was only 6 years old when
her father started grooming her. For more than ten years, he would
go on to sexually abuse and rape his daughter at least once a day.
In her house of doom, the emotional and physical toll on Shaneda
was immense. Eventually, her ex-army and prison officer father
admitted to his family what he had been doing, agreeing to leave
home to get help. Returning after only a year, he was welcomed
back, apparently a changed man. With no choice but to accept it,
Shaneda lived alongside him again only for him to try and abuse her
once more. Shaneda managed to contact the police and leave home,
finally reclaiming her power and standing up to the man who
destroyed her childhood. Decades later, in 2011, she watched as her
father was convicted on 227 counts of abuse - the average number
that usually secures a conviction is less than 20. Shaneda now
fights as a campaigner for other victims and is bravely telling her
story fully for the first time: the story of a survivor.
'One of Ireland's most powerful campaigners' The Kavanagh Sisters I
look back now and see that I never stood a chance. It's hard when
you realise your whole childhood was taken away. I never got the
chance to be a child.' Shaneda Daly was only four when her father
started grooming her. For nearly 15 years, he would go on to
sexually abuse his daughter every day. The emotional and physical
toll was immense and, eventually, her ex-army and prison officer
father admitted to his family what he had been doing. Leaving home
for only a year to get help, he was welcomed back 'a changed man'.
With no choice but to accept it, Shaneda lived alongside him again
only for him to try and abuse her once more. After realising she
had no choice but to leave home, Shaneda finally reclaimed her
power by standing up to the man who destroyed her childhood and
contacted the police. Decades later, in 2011, she watched as her
father was convicted of 227 counts of abuse. Shaneda now fights as
a campaigner for other victims and is bravely telling her story
fully for the first time: the story of a survivor.
I was a good girl who was just 'helping Daddy' in the hell that I
called home. Scarlett is just 8 years old when the horrific abuse
at the hands of her father begins. It creates a world of shocking
normality, one that she can only escape in her mind. Little
Scarlett dreams of a time when she can be free . . . and then she
meets Ed. Groomed and trafficked by her boyfriend, Scarlett
realises she has been primed for abuse ever since she was a child.
This is her harrowing story.
'Della's story is tragic, shocking and heart-breaking, but she must
be heard. Della is an inspirational and dedicated campaigner who
I've been proud to support. Her book eloquently portrays her past
vulnerability and her steadfast determination to help others. A
must read' Sarah Champion, MP 'I'd been the unwanted child, the
little girl who got in the way. I swore I'd put my abuser behind
bars and I'd fight with every breath in my body against the life
sentence he'd given me. This was my time.' Della Wright is an
incredible campaigner for the rights of abuse victims after
suffering a lifetime of betrayal. Left alone at home for the first
time at only two years old by those tasked with her care, Della was
let down first by social services. When known paedophile Terry
Price entered her life when she was six, moving into her home, he
would groom and sexually abuse her for the next five years. Even
the sight of a little girl going to his probation meetings wasn't
enough to make the authorities act. After a lifetime of violent
relationships and mental health problems, Della eventually managed
to put her childhood abuser behind bars for 22 years, a decade
after first going to the police. He had changed his name multiple
times to evade detection for his many crimes. As an ambassador for
the Safeguarding Alliance, Della now campaigns to ensure offenders
cannot slip through the net by giving themselves new identities.
She has vowed to try and stop anyone experiencing the same neglect,
betrayal and abuse she did.
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Don't Say A Word (Paperback)
Kate Marshall, Linda Watson-Brown
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DON'T SAY A WORD is the empowering memoir of Kate Marshall, a
mother-of-four from Manchester. Ripped from her many brothers and
sisters at the age of eight, Kate's mother uproots her to a new
life in which love and safety are not priorities. With little
explanation, Kate is thrown into a world of chaos and neglect, a
world which her Uncle Phil exploits through a campaign of shocking
abuse over many years. The lessons Kate learns in those early years
leave her extremely vulnerable and, while still a teenager, she
marries an emotionally abusive, gaslighting fraudster, spending
years in a controlled marriage punctuated by bulimia and a fierce
desire to protect her beloved children. Finally finding the courage
to leave, she seizes control of her own destiny by taking her
paedophile uncle to court, where his guilt on all charges sees him
finally brought to justice for what he has done. From that moment,
Kate vows she will never again be the victim of those who chose to
control and abuse her - that she will fight for herself and for
others with every breath she has and will never be silenced again.
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