Affordable Housing Funders Network

Access to housing and housing need is deeply gendered. 55% of social housing residents and 59% of users of Specialist Homelessness Services are female. In contrast, women only own 47% of exclusively owned properties in Australia. Single older women, single mothers and women and children escaping domestic and family violence are at a disproportionate risk of homelessness and severe financial stress.

In celebration of International Women’s Day, this session will provide an overview of the state of homelessness and housing for Australian women and highlight how housing security is necessary for women and children to thrive.

This is a practical session for the philanthropic sector, with steps for participants to interrogate their own giving and better understand what’s needed to better support women into secure housing. There are many ways gender can be considered in funding decisions around housing: location, design, income levels, wrap-around services and community. A gender-wise approach aims to ensure that the rising rate of homelessness experienced by Australian women and their children becomes a thing of the past, and not of our collective future.

Speakers:
Dr Kate Raynor – Director of the Centre for Equitable Housing, Per Capita
Julie Reilly OAM – Chief Executive Officer, Australians Investing in Women (AIIW)

Audience:
This event is for Philanthropy Australia Affordable Housing Funders Network members only. We welcome other funder members at the New Gen, Active, Engaged or Impact membership levels.

Register here