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Women’s National Housing &
Homelessness Network

Women’s homelessness is a crisis in Canada. Women, girls, and gender diverse peoples experience some of the most severe forms of housing need. It is time for political action.

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New Website & Toolkit: Review Panel on the Right to Housing for Women, Two-Spirit & Gender-Diverse People

Want to get involved in the upcoming National Housing Council's review panel on the right to housing for women, Two-Spirit, and gender-diverse people? The WNHHN and National Indigenous Women's Housing Network developed a toolkit to help anyone engage in the review panel process by submitting written testimony. We took this toolkit and created a website to make it even more accessible.

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Go to GenderHousingJustice.ca Now!

Women & Girls’ Homelessness in Canada

28_%

of women-led households in Canada are in core housing need

36_%

of people experiencing homelessness in Canada are women-identified

7_%

of women in Canada have experienced hidden homelessness at some point in their lives

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About the Network

We are a collective of diverse women, including those with lived expertise, who are working to eliminate homelessness and housing insecurity for women, girls, and gender-diverse peoples across Canada.

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