7-Day Advocacy Challenge
day 3: economic hardship & homelessness
women are more likely to live below the poverty line that men
Centuries of economic disparities driven by a persistent gender wage gap, occupational segregation, and childcare expectations have made women — and especially single women — far more likely than men to live below the poverty line both in Los Angeles and the rest of the country. When combined with other drivers of homelessness like severe housing unaffordability and domestic violence, women’s diminished access to personal wealth and resources only heightens their risk of homelessness and housing instability. As with most other trends, this is especially true for women of color, women with disabilities, women with non-binary gender identities, and women of older age.
Join the challenge TODAY to learn more about the economic inequities at the heart of women’s homelessness and the gendered impact of the COVID-19 pandemic!
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 the Los Angeles Times about the unequal impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on women and especially women of color!
REVIEW
the DWC 2019 Los Angeles City Women’s Needs Assessments to learn more about the needs and experiences of unhoused and low-income women in our city!
★ BONUS ROUNDS ★
Read or skim McKinsey & Company’s 2020 Women in the Workplace report, which highlights the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on recent progress towards gender employment parity across the country!
Read or skim the Economic Timetable’s recent report, Locked Out: Unemployment & Homelessness in the COVID Economy!