Watch Your Back: 11 Ways Women Can Protect Themselves
Dress for Success.
There’s nothing I love more than a 5” platform pair of heels, but if I ever had to run for my life in my Steve Maddens, I’d be screwed. I’ll never forget the time my fiancé and I went for a nature walk on a romantic weekend and I tried to pull out some booties with a little heel. He told me, “If you don’t pull out your Timberlands and stop playing.” You can look sexy and still be prepared for all kinds of situations. Keep a change of clothes and some sneakers in your trunk in case you have to run from a burglar…or a bear.
Toya Sharee is a community health educator and parenting education coordinator who has a passion for helping young women build their self-esteem and make well-informed choices about their sexual health. She also advocates for women’s reproductive rights and blogs about everything from beauty to love and relationships. Follow her on Twitter @TheTrueTSharee or visit her blog, Bullets and Blessings.