Gladys sat at her desk, looking out of the window. She wasn’t looking at anything in particular. Her mind was elsewhere. She was thinking about last night when Edward and she were together in her flat. He had stopped by in the evening and after they had dinner, they retired to the living-room. When they… Read More Cate’s Condition
“Look at this mess! It’s going to take a while to clean up.” “I’ll help you and get Joel to help too–” “No! I don’t want his help. As a matter of fact, I don’t want him coming around here anymore.” “Why not?” “He made this mess.” “That’s not true. Why would he do this?”… Read More Locked Away?
I’m a deaf 35 year old woman with two children. I’m also HIV positive. I was raped twice by the same man. It happened when I was working as a carpenter’s assistant. The men used to come up to me and ask for sexual favors. I rejected them. At the time, I couldn’t communicate using… Read More Gida’s Story
More than 50 million people in India suffer from a mental illness. In 2011, India recorded the highest rate of major depression in the world at 36 per cent. According to doctors, roughly 10 per cent of India’s population suffers from depression – MGMH Women with mental illness are treated as less than human.… Read More Mental Health Crisis in India
Notes to Women 