Gender-wise investing
Summary
In the aftermath of the 2019 / 2020 bushfires and COVID-19 global pandemic, Equity Economics worked with Australians Investing in Women (AIIW) to explore the disproportionate impacts of these crises on women and examine key areas of investment prioritising the security, safety and wellbeing of women, including:
High quality employment and skills matching – job losses disproportionately affected young women, with potential lifetime earnings impacts.
Domestic violence crisis services – 2020 saw a 9 per cent increase in domestic violence reports. In Queensland, court orders pertaining to domestic violence rose 20 per cent.
Expansion in accessible mental health care – high or very high levels of psychological stress were disproportionately felt by women (25 per cent) relative to men (16 per cent).
Affordable housing solutions – older women represent the fastest growing cohort seeking housing assistance (most attributed to domestic and family violence).
To explore the research on the investment priorities to address the impacts of these recent disasters on women, download the full report below.
The accompanying Gender-wise Toolkit especially for grant-makers offers practical insights on applying a gender-lens to women and can be accessed here.
Read the full report
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