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Practical personal & psychological safety

Move through the world with more freedom.

Power For Women helps women make earlier choices, set boundaries and discover the physical capability they already have. Less second-guessing. More ways to act.

Power within. Power outside.

4,000+ women and girls coached

Trusted to deliver in schools and universities

Training for workplaces and communities

Practical, evidence-informed coaching

Welcome to Power For Women

More choice. More capability. More room to live.

Women already navigate their lives with skill. But thinking about safety can add another layer of scanning, planning and second-guessing. We combine psychology with practical self-defence, helping people notice sooner, decide earlier and experience what they can do.

Choose your route

Find your way in.

Come as an individual, bring us into a school or university, or speak to us about your team and community.

01 / EDUCATION

Schools & universities

Age-appropriate sessions for students and staff, from a powerful introductory hour to a longer programme.

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02 / ORGANISATIONS

Employers & public bodies

Practical training for colleagues and communities, shaped around who you want to reach.

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03 / INDIVIDUALS

Learn for yourself

Build clarity and capability with guided online learning and our practical book.

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Already attended a Power For Women session? Your next step is here too.See the refresher route ↓

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For students and staff

In education

Learning that stays with them.

A session should be more than a memorable hour. We work with schools, colleges and universities to make personal safety understandable, practical and appropriate for their students and staff.

From awareness and boundaries to simple physical skills, people leave with choices they can practise and revisit.

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What changes in a session

Discover what you can do.

Personal safety can take up a lot of mental space: scanning, planning, wondering whether to act. We help turn uncertainty into clearer choices and practise what happens if someone ignores a boundary.

The teaching is active and supportive. It begins with awareness and early exits, then develops voice, movement and physical capability.

Notice soonerUnderstand behaviour and improve your position.

Act earlierUse boundaries, voice and movement.

Get awayDiscover your power and practise escape.

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Practical, supportive coaching

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For teams and communities

For organisations

Bring it into your world.

An engaging introduction, a practical workshop or a longer programme: we help employers and public bodies choose training that fits their people. The aim is real experience, useful discussion and a way to keep the learning alive afterwards.

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Learn from wherever you are

Get One Step Ahead.

Our guided online course brings together the psychology of personal safety, earlier decisions and practical physical skills. Short lessons make it possible to build and revisit your capability at your own pace.

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A shorter seven-day introduction is being developed. Its final name and format are still to be confirmed.

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AHEADPsychology · Choices · Physical capability

Been to one of our sessions?

We’re developing a place for reminders, practice and feedback after your training.

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From someone we’ve trained

A real change in confidence

“Just having extra knowledge and understanding techniques like The Fence helped me feel more confident.”

Melissa Blackwood · Roller Girl Gang founder

Experience you can feel.

We coach experience, not just information. Participants test what they can do and take away practical reminders. Chief Coach Hafiz Younis brings a BSc in Sport Science, 14 years in the Metropolitan Police and decades of coaching people with different abilities and backgrounds.

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Our experience

In good company.

Selected organisations and education providers where Power For Women has delivered training.

Also working with schools across York through local trusts. Logos identify organisations where training has been delivered; their inclusion does not imply sponsorship or endorsement.

Keep exploring

Books, ideas and what comes next.

Read & revisit

Introducing Women’s Self Defence

A practical book to read, practise and return to after a session.

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Forthcoming

The Psychology of Women’s Self-Defence

A deeper look at pressure, earlier decisions, capability and the mental load of safety.

Publication details to follow

Ideas & conversations

Articles, talks and media

Insights and stories for readers, educators, organisations and journalists.

Section in development

Let’s talk about what your people need.

Tell us who you want to reach and what you hope they’ll gain. Media and speaking enquiries are welcome too.

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