Studio 01 - Exchange | Design Thesis
Elaboration Women and homelessness The main contributor for women experiencing homelessness throughout Australia is from family and domestic violence. Recorded by the ‘Young Women’s Catholic Organisation’ (YWCA), Australia; 64% of women who are experiencing homelessness or who have sought out support had experienced domestic and family violence.2 In conjunction the ‘Council to Homeless Persons – Victoria’, recorded 93% of clients had experienced domestic violence were women and children. Overwhelmingly the female victims outweighed the male victims with having one in four women abused by their intimate partner, compared to one in thirteen men.3 These women are also vulnerable to homelessness due to the average pay difference between men and women, and struggle to keep themselves and if they have families afloat.4 Not all women who experience domestic or family violence will become homeless but seek support from leading organisations. This can be due to the lack of available housing or lack of affordable housing for individuals and families.5 But interacting and connecting with individuals who come from similar circumstances is important to enhance an individual’s moral and sense of feeling safe and secure.
Homelessness Statistics 2. Amanda Chan, “New figures reveal Victorian women face growing risk of homelessness,” Young Women Catholic Organisation, Published 2021, https:// www.ywca.org.au/news/media-release-new-figures-reveal-victorian-womenface-growing-risk-of-homelessness/. 3. Council to Homeless Persons, Homelessness and domestic and family violence, 1, 2, https://chp.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Homelessness-andDomestic-and-Family-Violence.pdf 4. Council to Homeless Persons, Homelessness and women, 1, https://chp.org. au/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Homelessness-and-women.pdf 5. Chan, “New figures reveal Victorian women face growing risk of homelessness.”
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