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Women's Homelessness: International Evidence on Causes, Consequences, Coping and Policies

Guy Johnson, David Ribar and Anna Zhu (anna.zhu@unimelb.edu.au)
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Guy Johnson: Centre for Applied Social Research, RMIT University
Anna Zhu: Melbourne Institute: Applied Economic and Social Research, the University of Melbourne; ARC Centre of Excellence for Children and Families over the Life Course; and Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), http://melbourneinstitute.com/staff/azhu/default.html

Melbourne Institute Working Paper Series from Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne

Abstract: This paper reviews international evidence regarding women’s homelessness. It discusses different definitions of homelessness and how women are frequently part of the “hidden homeless†population and less a part of the unsheltered homeless population. It also considers the data that are used to enumerate and study homeless people. The structural, personal, and random causes of homelessness are discussed, with evidence pointing to highly gendered patterns. The paper also describes the consequences of women’s homelessness, including the consequences for children, and the material and psychological coping strategies that homeless people employ. It considers policies to reduce homelessness and ameliorate its problems.

Keywords: Homelessness; women; children; hidden homeless; policies; coping strategies; Journeys Home (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I30 R31 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 40pp
Date: 2017-03
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