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Gender Excerpts:
46.Vulnerable groups, in particular
women, are the most affected by the lack of adequate and affordable housing
solutions, and are frequently those who suffer the most from the
centrifuge effect that expels them to the outskirts of cities, and into suburbs
or slums without basic infrastructure and services.
60.Lending practices may
discriminate against particular groups such as nomads, minorities, migrants and
women. Discrimination related to adequate housing may be the result of
discriminatory laws, policies, and measures; inadequate zoning regulations;
exclusionary policy development; exclusion from housing benefits; denial of tenure
security; lack of access to credit; limited participation in decision-making
processes related to housing; or lack of protection against discriminatory
practices of private actors.
71.The impact of eviction and
homelessness on women and children can be particularly devastating, as in the
reality of living in constant fear of being evicted. Homelessness has a
particularly negative impact on both groups. The discrimination faced by women
can lead to a potentially higher impact on them from eviction and homelessness.
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