click for more info This is a story about a group of students who are holding a rally in Washington DC to show their displeasure about the way sexual assaults are handled on college campuses. We have been writing about this issue for well over a year now. And it looks like finally things are heating up. You can get the rest...

want more info? click here Assaults against women, particularly rape get a lot of publicity in India. But their neighbor Pakistan this morning a decrease in the number of sexual assaults against women. But the number of acid attacks on women in Pakistan is up by 89%. You can read the whole story HERE. Women in India and in Pakistan are turning...

more info here Human Rights Watch says at least 91 women have been raped over four days a week ago in Cairo's Tahrir Square, a central site of recent mass protests that have shaken the country's political leadership. You can read the rest of the story HERE. In another story "While the world is focusing on the political fall-out of millions of...

Tasers have become one of the most effective and popular tools in fighting crime in the country. Police and law enforcement agencies are using them with greater frequency. They are a great alternative to deadly force in the "continuum of force." Civilians are using them for self-defense for the simple reason they are so effective-nearly 100% stopping power. Here's How Tasers Work....

click for more info Last week we did part one of self-defense tips for women. As we discussed women consistently outdo men as the targets of violence by a 9 to 1 margin. So it is no wonder that self-defense companies including Taser International target women for their products. There are more pink pepper sprays, stun guns and tasers on the market...

click for more info Here are a couple of stories about how women use self-defense product pepper sprays to defend themselves. In the first article "Arlington Heights police say a woman managed to use pepper spray to fend off a potential attacker who tried to pull her from her car in a parking lot. You can read the rest of the story...