California Politics: Why the housing crisis is a women’s issue

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Add the cost of rent to women’s list of burdens.

by the nonpartisan Gender Equity Policy Institute found that women, particularly women of color and single mothers, are more likely to spend more than a third of their income on housing.

A slew of factors have contributed to the problem, according to the report, including lower pay than men, discrimination in the housing market, domestic violence and the time suck of caregiving duties., president of the Gender Equity Policy Institute, what was most striking about the data is how women’s responsibilities impact their housing affordability.

Women left the workforce in droves to care for their children while schools were closed, with limited child-care options otherwise. Women were also disproportionately affected by pandemic layoffs in in-person service industry jobs. Another concern is single mothers. More than 70% of single mothers are rent burdened, compared with 56% of single fathers.

 

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