Fast Company

These stylish bracelets double as a powerful self-defense tool.

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”Most self-defense tools for women—from whistles to pepper spray to knives—are designed for women to confront a potential attacker. But there aren’t many products designed to help women get out of uncomfortable or unsafe situations before they escalate to that point.

Flare, a startup that launched last year, creates products tailored to women’s everyday experiences with harassment and abuse. The brand was founded by two sexual assault survivors who spent months speaking to thousands of other survivors about what tools they actually needed. Its $129 bracelets have a button that gives the wearer a range of options for getting out of difficult situations discreetly, and it’s one of the winners of the Fast Company’s Innovation by Design Awards.”