Tag: homelessness
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Escaping Violence, Facing Homelessness: The Hidden Struggle of Abused Women
Domestic violence is one of the leading causes of homelessness among women, particularly for those who have been financially dependent on a partner. Even as more women enter the workforce and take on the role of primary caregivers, there remains a significant portion of women who are homemakers or have relied on their spouse or…
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This Is Not Personal Failure: Why Women Are Becoming Homeless in America
I never imagined that after more than two decades of stable homeownership, I would experience housing instability. Yet over the past year moving between short-term rentals, I met other women, working, caregiving, and previously stable, who had also been quietly displaced. Our stories are not rare; they are part of a growing and largely invisible…