Teen shares safety tips for women including when to never wear a ponytail

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A TEENAGE girl has gone viral after sharing a string of safety tips for women. Spencer Barbosa, 18, from Ontario, Canada, regularly shares advice on her TikTok page spanning various topics – …

page spanning various topics - but it's her female safety series which has garnered the most attention.Spencer Barbosa, 18, from Ontario, Canada, has racked up millions of views for her safety tips for womenWhile women should expect to remain safe and unbothered when out alone, the teen's tips can certainly help if trouble were to arise.

If you are going for a walk or run alone as many women do, and have every right to, Spencer advises making one simple change.The teen said to avoid wearing a ponytail while out running alone as it's easy for someone to grab youCredit: spencer.barbosa/Tiktok "I want you to draw as much attention to yourself as possible. Scream. Bark. Bite them. Go absolutely crazy," she advises.

This means you will get a good look at their face and they will see yours, which might make them back off. She suggests: "If you are a girl and you live alone, or you're a group of girls that live together, go to the thrift store, buy a big, huge pair of work boots that are visibly dirty and visibly used, and leave them outside your front door."She said this will make an intruder think there's a "big, tough man" living there, which will likely scare them off.

 

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