7-Day Advocacy Challenge
day 1: introduction to women's homelessness
In Los Angeles, women are becoming homeless faster than men
Today’s Advocacy Challenge kicks off the week by looking at the reasons that women are at higher risk of experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles than men, as well as the unique challenges and barriers they face once unhoused. Gender disparities in employment, education, and income, as well as women’s increased vulnerability to domestic violence and family instability, are all driving this troubling trend. For women of color and women with non-binary gender identities, these experiences are only heightened.
Join the challenge TODAY to learn more about the systemic roots of women’s homelessness. Only by identifying the causes can we start to work towards the solutions, together!
THE CHALLENGE
IF YOU HAVE:
POST
our social media asset of the day to your Instagram to help spread the word! You can also repost directly from our account @DWCweb on Instagram or retweet us on Twitter!
READ
this article from KCET on the unique challenges and barriers that women in Los Angeles face when navigating homelessness!
ATTEND
our virtual event Learning Together: An Info-Session on Homelessness in LA *TONIGHT* at 12pm on Zoom to learn more about the key issues!
★ BONUS ROUND ★
Read, skim, or listen to the UCLA Luskin Center for History & Policy’s resources on the history of homelessness in Los Angeles County!