This paper reviews the international research on women's homelessness, drawing largely on studies from Australia and the United States. It discusses different definitions and measures of homelessness, and how women are frequently part of the 'hidden homeless' population rather than the unsheltered homeless population. The structural, personal, and random causes of homelessness highlight highly gendered patterns in this social problem, with implications also for its impact, coping strategies, children, and policy measures for prevention and intervention.
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