The Women We Can't Afford to Forget
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This episode discusses the hidden housing crisis facing older women in Australia with Dr Dionne Payn from Women 4 Homes.
In this episode of Parents With Questions, Adam Gibson speaks with Dr Dionne Payn, founder of Women 4 Homes, about the hidden housing crisis facing older women in Australia. Women over 55 are one of the fastest-growing groups facing homelessness and housing insecurity in Australia. Many are not living on the streets, but are sleeping in cars, couch surfing, house sitting, living in garages, or quietly moving between unsafe and unstable arrangements. Dionne explains the systemic factors behind this crisis, including the gender pay gap, career breaks for raising children, divorce, illness, lower superannuation balances, and the relatively short history of women having full access to financial products and property ownership. The conversation also explores why older women are the “wisdom keepers” of our communities, and why protecting their dignity, security and place in society benefits everyone. Dionne shares the model behind Women 4 Homes: a for-purpose, for-profit, property-backed approach that allows everyday people to invest in affordable, sustainable and dignified housing solutions. The first flagship co-living home for older women is close to fully funded and will be based…
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