Economic empowerment as a pathway to gender equality is the UN theme for International Women’s Day 2024.

Naomi Lewis from Homelessness NSW shares insights about gender issues specific to women experiencing homelessness, on this episode of the Wide Open Air Exchange.

Naomi Lewis is Senior Project Officer for Together Home at Homelessness NSW and a former senior case manager for the Salvation Army.

Part of this discussion is the idea that securing a safe and stable home can be a first step towards economic empowerment.

An extended version of this conversation is available via the Wide Open Air Exchange podcast including more on the “Housing First” principle and what it means to do anti-oppressive, trauma-informed, person-centred social work.