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Low-income women are evicted at much higher rates than men. The reasons
are varied, including lower wages and children, but one rarely discussed
reason is the gender dynamics between largely male landlords and female
tenants. This brief, based on an in-depth look at evictions in
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, finds that women’s non-confrontational approach
with landlords and their tendency to dodge the issue are two reasons why
women from black neighborhoods in Milwaukee represented only 9.6
percent of the population, but 30 percent of the evictions.
Source: Harvard University [via MacArthur Foundation]
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