Fighting old roles

“We’re fed up with saying how women protect themselves!”

Doris Stauder has been the managing director of the "Women Against Rape" association in Innsbruck since 2009.(Bild: Christof Birbaumer)

How can women defend themselves against assaults in public spaces? In view of the reporting on several femicides in just one week, the rape of a 12-year-old girl in Vienna and the discovery of a dead 14-year-old girl in Vienna, this is a highly topical question. An expert provides answers to this question that are a wake-up call.

How should a (young) woman behave at night if she goes home alone after going out, a man follows her and she feels uncomfortable? The "Tiroler Krone" addressed this question to both the police and the "Women Against Rape" association in Innsbruck.