Hypervigilance and situational awareness are just two of the points instructors offered to women and girls in a self-defense class at the Multi Agency Academic Cooperative on a recent Friday evening. ...

Women in South Africa are turning to guns and martial arts for self-defense in a country where rates of gender-based violence are extremely high.

NORTH AUGUSTA — Block, chop, and strike were among the techniques women and girls learned to protect themselves during a recent self-defense class. A women’s self-defense class was held at the Nancy ...

While the MAAC Foundation campus in Valparaiso is known for the training and resources it offers first responders throughout the area, including on-the-job physical skills and mental health strategies ...

“Black women have always been vulnerable to violence in this country and have long been judged as having ‘no selves to defend’” writes abolitionist Mariame Kaba in a 2019 op-ed. In the op-ed, Kaba ...

When Mindy Lin founded Damsel in Defense in 2011, she did more than just launch a business—she ignited a movement. With a mission to empower women through education, personal safety products, and ...

One in two women do not feel safe walking in alone at night, and two out of three women aged 16 to 34 years experienced one form of harassment in the previous 12 months; with 44% of women aged 16 to ...

The word “ohana” means family in Hawaiian. For a newly formed nonprofit in Vancouver, it’s more than just a word. It’s a mission to empower women through self-defense. Formed in August 2024, Ohana ...