I taught my two daughters how to protect themselves when they were kids.

I will teach it to you women now.

Out stretch your arms straight out. That is your space no one gets into that space. You can back up but once you can't then you can not hesitate to act. Hesitation will kill you. You can't worry about having to hurt someone. You hurt someone and get caught you get arrested maybe. If you who cares you get a lawyer at least your not dead.

They get into that space fingers in the eyes, heal of the hand into underside of their nose. Knees to the balls don't stop until they are down. Then get the hell out of there. You can't think about it first get into your space do it. Try to kill them at least your giving them something to worry about.

My youngest daughter in Germany had to do it once. Evidently it worked pretty good.

Women have to stop thinking they are weak. Their not if they don't hesitate to act by thinking first what to do and when.