Silenced Women: Why The Law Fails Women and How to Fight Back
Feb 2023 · Hachette UK
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SHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA's ALCS Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction Award
WITH A BRAND-NEW AFTERWORD FOR 2024 COVERING RUSSELL BRAND, LUIS RUBIALES AND OTHER CASE STUDIES FROM AROUND THE WORLD
'A stunning book; as vital as it is compelling... a must-read for women and allies alike' -Harriet Johnson, author of Enough: The Violence Against Women and How to End It
'Crucial reading for any person wanting to fight gendered abuse' -Jess Phillips
'If you read anything this year, make sure it's this' -Daisy May Cooper
In 2017, allegations against Harvey Weinstein prompted a worldwide sharing of sexual harassment and abuse stories on social media. Just as #MeToo began to empower survivors to speak out about their abuse, perpetrators and their lawyers got to work trying to silence them.
In Silenced Women, leading human rights barristers Jennifer Robinson and Dr Keina Yoshida expose the ways that the establishment has mobilised against change and sought to reinforce a system that keeps women voiceless. From the difference between the Amber Heard cases in the UK and the US, to the story of how Zelda Perkins became the first person to break her NDA against Weinstein, they draw on their own and others' cases to explain how the law is being used to curtail women's free speech - and what we can do to fight back.
WITH A BRAND-NEW AFTERWORD FOR 2024 COVERING RUSSELL BRAND, LUIS RUBIALES AND OTHER CASE STUDIES FROM AROUND THE WORLD
'A stunning book; as vital as it is compelling... a must-read for women and allies alike' -Harriet Johnson, author of Enough: The Violence Against Women and How to End It
'Crucial reading for any person wanting to fight gendered abuse' -Jess Phillips
'If you read anything this year, make sure it's this' -Daisy May Cooper
In 2017, allegations against Harvey Weinstein prompted a worldwide sharing of sexual harassment and abuse stories on social media. Just as #MeToo began to empower survivors to speak out about their abuse, perpetrators and their lawyers got to work trying to silence them.
In Silenced Women, leading human rights barristers Jennifer Robinson and Dr Keina Yoshida expose the ways that the establishment has mobilised against change and sought to reinforce a system that keeps women voiceless. From the difference between the Amber Heard cases in the UK and the US, to the story of how Zelda Perkins became the first person to break her NDA against Weinstein, they draw on their own and others' cases to explain how the law is being used to curtail women's free speech - and what we can do to fight back.
About the author
Jennifer Robinson (Author)
Jennifer Robinson is a barrister at Doughty Street Chambers in London. Jennifer has represented survivors, journalists, media organisations, advocacy and frontline services organisations on free speech and media law issues. Her clients have included the BBC, the New York Times, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), Julian Assange and WikiLeaks. She has advised high-profile women who have spoken out about their experience of gender-based violence, including Rose McGowan and Amber Heard, and assisted journalists to break #MeToo stories. Jennifer has given expert evidence at the UN and appeared in cases before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and regional human rights courts. Jennifer has written for a wide range of publications, including the Guardian, Huffington Post, Al Jazeera, Sydney Morning Herald and Vogue.
Keina Yoshida (Author)
Dr Keina Yoshida is a human rights barrister at Doughty Street Chambers in London. Keina has represented victims and survivors of abuse in different legal proceedings, including in judicial reviews and in the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse. Keina is also an academic at the Centre for Women, Peace and Security at the LSE and sits on the editorial board of the journal Feminist Legal Studies. Keina's publications include Feminist Conversations on Peace (Bristol University Press, 2022) as well as academic journal articles in the European Human Rights Law Review, Human Rights Quarterly and International Affairs.
Jennifer Robinson is a barrister at Doughty Street Chambers in London. Jennifer has represented survivors, journalists, media organisations, advocacy and frontline services organisations on free speech and media law issues. Her clients have included the BBC, the New York Times, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), Julian Assange and WikiLeaks. She has advised high-profile women who have spoken out about their experience of gender-based violence, including Rose McGowan and Amber Heard, and assisted journalists to break #MeToo stories. Jennifer has given expert evidence at the UN and appeared in cases before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and regional human rights courts. Jennifer has written for a wide range of publications, including the Guardian, Huffington Post, Al Jazeera, Sydney Morning Herald and Vogue.
Keina Yoshida (Author)
Dr Keina Yoshida is a human rights barrister at Doughty Street Chambers in London. Keina has represented victims and survivors of abuse in different legal proceedings, including in judicial reviews and in the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse. Keina is also an academic at the Centre for Women, Peace and Security at the LSE and sits on the editorial board of the journal Feminist Legal Studies. Keina's publications include Feminist Conversations on Peace (Bristol University Press, 2022) as well as academic journal articles in the European Human Rights Law Review, Human Rights Quarterly and International Affairs.
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