Housing and Gender: Briefing for a new government
This briefing provides a gender analysis of the housing situation and housing policy in the UK.
Publication
This briefing provides key statistics and information on women's economic inequality along with suggested questions for parliamentary candidates.
This briefing provides some key statistics and information on women’s economic inequality in the UK along with some suggested questions for parliamentary candidates. We may update this briefing periodically, if you have suggested additions please get in touch with us at press@wbg.org.uk
Unpaid work is the root cause of women’s economic inequality. Women carry out 50% more unpaid work than men on average. 1 As a result, women are more likely to be economically inactive, in low-paid, part-time or precarious forms of work. They are more likely to be poor 2 , have lower levels of savings and wealth than men 3 . Women are therefore less prepared to face economic shocks and thus are more likely to be dependent on social security and public services 4 5 . This is particularly true for Disabled women, single mothers and Black and Minority Ethnic women 6 .
ONS, (2023), Time use in the UK: 23 September to 1 October 2023,
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This briefing provides a gender analysis of the housing situation and housing policy in the UK.
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