In the large dormitory-style wards housing 400 people in the makeshift hospitals, women’s safety and privacy were difficult to guarantee, with constant male gazes everywhere. Unable to define a secure boundary, women surrounded by such scrutiny consciously restricted and shrank their own safe space. In stark contrast to this cautious vigilance was the men’s expansive sense of ease and presence, filling the room to the ceiling. In such extremely harsh environments, solidarity and mutual support among women were especially important.