Lower incomes, more uncertain employment contracts, and larger responsibilities for supporting and caring for children contribute to making it harder for women as a group to compete on the housing market.
The consequence is that they are more dependent on someone else's income for their housing situation than the other way around. This goes against the gender equality goals, says Malin Allert.
After separations, women turn to the rental market to a greater extent, while men often stay in the owned dwelling. The dependence on a functioning rental market is even greater among women exposed to violence.
Men's violence against women is actually the primary reason why women live in homelessness.
The high thresholds to the rental market in the form of long queues and high rents have also made the time that women exposed to violence live in emergency housing longer.
It's the housing market that's extremely important, that there is access to housing even for those who need to move quickly or have low income.
Take measures to lower the thresholds. It's about, for example, easing the access requirements for property owners. - Prioritize permanent housing for vulnerable groups such as women exposed to violence. - Integrate gender equality into housing policy. - Assign authorities with activities related to the housing market to integrate gender equality into their activities and the data produced.
