Alethea
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Well, true, but I think the point is you are much more likely NOT to be murdered than to become a statistic.
I see both sides, really. I work in a heavily male-dominated area in a male-dominated industry. I have always been the only woman attorney on case teams. I've never been afraid or intimidated in speaking up, taking on leadership roles, and fighting for my spot at the table. But I don't jog or walk alone, I don't talk to strangers, I don't post personal information online, I don't do many things that women should be able to do safely but I am not personally comfortable doing. I know the statistics but I still ask myself do I want to risk the tiny chance of something happening - or more likely, me being uncomfortable - and the answer is usually no. I look up to women who don't feel that fear, but I am not one of them. I don't think that makes me some type of weak woman or a woman who is not concerned with equality and women having autonomy. It's just the level of risk I'm comfortable with.