I carry a Tactical pen when in non-permissive environments (ie. Work) and one thing I have discovered is that pepper spray is better suited to women IMO than Tactical pens.
IMO, if a woman hits an attacker once with the pen, chances are good that he will be able to get it from her as men have better upper body strength. If that should happen, the attackers would use it on the woman. With pepper spray or mace however,women can use it at.a.distance and not be disarmed.
FWIW
thanks for the advice :)