women’s poverty

New report shows women as the main income-earners for their household experience almost twice the level of poverty as male counterparts.

The Senate Inquiry calls for people with lived experience- here is Executive Director of Anti-Poverty Week Toni Wren’s opening statement.

The hunger gap between women and men is rising, with at least 150 million more women going hungry than men last year alone. 

Experts are calling on all political parties to prioritise the issues of older women’s homelessness in the lead up to the federal election.

A recent study of 1100 single mothers in Australia found just over half are earning less than $40,000 a year, including 19% with less than $20,000.