Your Assertive Rights

Compiled by the University of Texas Women's Co-ops

Reproduced by Angus B. Grieve-Smith

You have the right to:

• Have feelings and to express these feelings in ways that do not violate the dignity of other people;
• Change your mind;
• Make mistakes --and be responsible for them;
• Express positive feelings towards others;
• Be non-assertive and feel good about yourself;
• Say "No" without feeling guilty;
• Feel angry when you have been mistreated;
• Make your decisions and to live your life as you choose;
• Ask for what you want;
• Set your own priorities;
• Be heard and be taken seriously;
• Be treated with respect.