He Said, She Said

Truth, Trauma and the Struggle for Justice in Family Court

Dr Charlotte Proudman

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Weidenfeld & Nicolson
01 May 2025

Memoirs; Domestic violence; Gender studies: women; Gender & the law

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

Award-winning barrister Charlotte Proudman has dedicated her working life to representing women who find themselves in need of help from the family law courts. Time and again, she has watched as these women are let down by the system that is supposed to protect them. Seeking only justice and safety, they have instead been met with cruelty and disdain, deemed unreliable witnesses compared to the men who abused them.

From family courts failing to protect victims from abusers to the misogynistic bullying Charlotte herself receives from senior members of her profession, the problem is clear: no matter their circumstances, women across the country are suffering at the hands of a legal system built by men.

But change is on the horizon. In He Said, She Said, Proudman gives voice to the women whose stories are all too often brushed aside in the name of giving abusers 'the benefit of the doubt'. Through real-life cases spanning forced marriage, domestic abuse, child abduction and female genital mutilation, Proudman highlights the troubling biases and shocking prejudice that underlie our legal system - and in a book that is at once thrilling, engaging and deeply compassionate, puts forward her own inspiring vision for long-term change.

By: Dr Charlotte Proudman
Imprint: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 218mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 34mm
Weight: 464g
ISBN: 9781399612449
ISBN 10: 1399612441
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 01 May 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Charlotte Proudman is an award-winning barrister. She combines her legal career with her academic work as a Senior Research Associate at the University of Cambridge, where she researches and teaches gender and inequality under law in the UK. In 2022, she founded 'Right to Equality', a radical organisation campaigning to change the law for women and girls and put gender justice at the top of the agenda.

Reviews for He Said, She Said: Truth, Trauma and the Struggle for Justice in Family Court

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