Housing crisis fuelling violence against women, conference to hear

Central Statistics Office figures suggest that over half (52%) of women will experience sexual violence in their lifetimes.

The housing crisis is fuelling violence against women, and the link between the two can no longer be ignored, a major conference will hear today.

Despite many women and children trapped between two key crises in Irish society today — the housing crisis and the levels of violence against women — the conference will hear that public discussions and policy solutions treat them separately instead of exploring the link to identify solutions.