The answer is yes, depending on the shelter.
There are women's shelters, and I would suggest that, for the most part, women fleeing violence don't experience that in those shelters. Those aren't the reports that we're hearing.
Women often find themselves in homeless shelters because they are fleeing violence and have housing issues. Yes, those don't feel safe for women. They don't feel safe for people with children.
I would suggest that we have not just a sheltering issue generally but also an issue of safety in shelters that are dedicated for homelessness. These are not shelters that are dedicated for women fleeing violence, but shelters that are dedicated for homelessness, which is often where women fleeing violence end up because the women's shelters are full.
