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Bracelet Created By Assault Survivors Could Prevent An Attack With Just The Touch Of A Button.

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Women of all ages know the dangers of simply existing while female.

Walking home at night, going to a party with friends, or just setting a drink down can turn into a terrifying, traumatic, dangerous, and possibly even fatal incident within moments.

Girls are raised to know this information from a very young age. Yet when the unthinkable happens, women are shamed into thinking they should have acted sooner, called for help or simply rejected the perpetrator's unwanted advances.

In a society that has normalized the frequency of sexual harassment, assault, and abuse, women are conditioned to take their safety into their own hands — without being given the tools to do so.

All this was made frighteningly apparent to Quinn Fitzgerald and Sara de Zarraga, founders of safety bracelet company Flare, when they set out to design tech-enabled jewelry that would help users escape unsafe and uncomfortable scenarios at the touch of a button.