The State of Women’s Housing Need and Homelessness in Canada

Women’s National Housing and Homelessness Network I Kaitlin Schwan, Alicia Versteegh, Melissa Perri, Rachel Caplan, Khulud Baig, Erin Dej, Jesse Jenkinson, Hannah Brais, Faith Eiboff, & Tina Pahlevan Chaleshtari

Women’s homelessness is made invisible by how we define, measure, and respond to housing need and homelessness. This review explored evidence on the unique causes, consequences, and experiences of homelessness and housing precarity for women, girls, and gender-diverse peoples in
Canada.