Quotes from Mary Field Belenky

1 Silence Where language and naming are power, silence is oppression, is violence. -ADRIENNE

Really listening and suspending one's own judgment is necessary in order to understand other people on their own terms. As we have noted, this is a process that requires trust and builds trust.

Connected knowers do not measure other people's words by some impersonal standard. Their purpose is not to judge but to understand.

That they can strengthen through the empowerment of others is essential wisdom often gathered by women.