![]() ![]() After she screamed he dropped his knife and ran off. ![]() She says the widely accepted solutions are either preventative – “don’t walk alone at night,” “don’t wear revealing clothing” – or deal with the aftermath by counselling victims and catching offenders, but women are not given the tools to protect themselves during an attack.Įllen became an advocate for women’s self-defence after an intruder broke into her home and threatened to stab her. US-based activist Ellen Snortland is the author of several books and the documentary Beauty Bites Beast, advocating for empowerment self defence to be recognised as the best way to prevent gender-based violence. Studies carried out at Canadian universities and in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi state that cases of sexual assault have reduced by up to 50% among women who have been taught “empowerment self defence.” This differs from more familiar forms like martial arts because it’s been developed specifically for women to protect themselves, teaching things like assertive body language and how to avoid a potentially violent situation along with physical skills to fight off an attacker. ![]() ![]() A growing group of activists believes the solution is self defence, but can teaching women to fight back stop sexual assaults? Violence against women is an epidemic, says the World Health Organisation, estimating that one in three women and girls around the world experience physical or sexual violence in their lifetimes. ![]()
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