"Passport to Life at Smith" runs workshops that help students work with professors on campus, inform and familiarize them with resources they might not otherwise use, and encourage them be more assertive in class.
Although the campaign was aimed at young girls to encourage them to be assertive, I actually found just as a boss, because of the campaign, I was able to take my power.
Physicians should allow patients to provide an open-ended narrative description of their health status, challenges, and concerns, and encourage patients to be assertive partners in their care (Ashton et al 2003).
According to the company's web site, employees are encouraged to be assertive and discussions about disagreements and mistakes are considered an intentional part of the company's culture because they are felt to stimulate both learning and progress.
"I challenge them to explore what needs are going unmet in their relationship and encourage them to become more assertive," she said.
Cultural stereotypes might not encourage women to be independent and assertive.
The annual fall campaign for the Levi's brand sold by Levi Strauss & Company will, for the fourth year in a row, encourage the dreams of youth with the assertive theme "Go forth".
China's increasingly assertive stance in the region will encourage deeper ties between Vietnam and the US, despite the legacy of war between the two.
Living in the United States, however, young Latinas feel pressures to adapt to the more freewheeling lifestyles of American teenagers, and they are encouraged to be more assertive.
Should it get a big share of the vote, it might be encouraged to be more assertive in parliament than the authorities would like.
