Watch Your Back: 11 Ways Women Can Protect Themselves

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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.

 

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