Back in the 90s, I worked as a 3rd party B2B debt collector; in other words, I collected debts owed by one business to some other business. Most of the debtors were small companies with less than 25 employees, who for whatever reason ran into cash flow problems. The key to getting them to pay was using a combination of negotiation and leverage (the carrot and the stick). Without leverage, these debtor entities would ignore dunning notices and dodge phone calls. The leverage I used was threat of litigation. The carrot I used was a calm, firm, and somewhat friendly tone of voice. Upon making first contact, via telephone, with the owner or A/P manager, I calmly explained that I was a pre-litigation attorney, and it my my job to hear their side of the story and negotiate an out-of-court settlement between them and our client. I stressed that they needed to start working with me right away to resolve this issue, before their case got automatically assigned to a trial lawyer to file a complaint with the common pleas court. [70% of the time, the debtor company worked with me to resolve the issue; which normally was them paying 25% right away by BANK WIRE, and signing a 12 month payment plan for the balance plus 25% interest. And, this was a good deal for them, because they wouldn't get hit with paying our attorney fees to sue them in court. However, the other 30% of the time, the debtor company was on the verge of bankruptcy and effectively uncollectable; thus without leverage we AEXed the case and close it forever. AEX means All Efforts eXhausted.]
When dealing with women, be it your: mother, teenage or older daughter, co-workers, etc.,. . . you need leverage to keep them under control. For example: everytime my daughter gives me any disrespect whatsoever, I kill her internet acess by pressing a button on my tablet. It works like a charm, and I've got her trained not to give me any shit or else. Her training was not immediate, and involved her loss of the internet for months at a time. But, nowadays, when she tries to test my resolve, I need only reach for my tablet, and she will change her tone and start apologizing.
Moral of the story: If you can't get leverage over a woman, AEX her out of your life!