2024-03-03 01:35:17
Several organizations are urging Quebec and Ottawa to act to counter the effects of the housing crisis, which are particularly harmful for women.
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In an interview with LCN, the organizer of the Popular Action Front in Urban Redevelopment (FRAPRU), Céline Magontier, called for better rent control, stronger measures to fight against evictions and more social housing to help the many women victims of the crisis.
This states that with an average income gap of $6,000 between female tenants and male tenants, the female population is very vulnerable to this issue.
“When these women are at the intersection of several oppressions – like when they are racialized, when they are alone, when they are older, younger, with a disability – they are even more victims of housing problems, particularly because they experience more discrimination,” proclaims Ms. Magontier.
Women are on average more precarious, therefore more likely to experience housing problems more severely, she maintains.
“Also, we know that they are often more responsible for their children. Eight out of ten single-parent households have a woman as their main financial support and single-parent families are particularly affected,” says the FRAPRU organizer.
“Finding accommodation when you are the head of a family is complicated. The owners don’t want it, the families. Often, mothers are forced to lie about the fact that they have children in order to find accommodation,” she adds.
To see the full interview, watch the video above.
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