Experiencing Homelessness - the Case of a Women’s Shelter near Jama Masjid, Delhi

“Nowhere to Sleep Safe”: Impact of Sexual Violence on Homeless Women in India

“…Homeless women adopt various strategies to keep themselves safe from being sexually assaulted. Gandhi 18 identified that As a strategy to protect themselves, many of these women, who had left their husbands’ homes and arrived in the old part of the city to find work, got into relationships with men who offered to marry and “protect” them from the streets. This was an acceptable and convenient arrangement for both, as they found a partner to take care of and be cared for while in a difficult situation (p. 152).…”