Women and Miami's Housing Crisis
Read SIM’s SDG 5 Ambassador, Madeline Ley's article titled “Women Fighting Against Miami’s Housing Crisis” published on Women in and Beyond the Global, “a feminist Open Access forum that seeks to transform relationships among digital media, gender, and democracy.”
Madeline Ley
Unaffordable housing is among the most significant issues faced by Miami-Dade County residents, and women are fighting against it. Housing insecurity has disproportionate impacts on women of color and formerly incarcerated women. According to a PBS article, women of color are“three times more likely to be evicted than another tenant owning the same amount of back rent.” At the same time, many nuisance crime arrests in Miami are related to homelessness. In 2021, City of Miami commissioners passed a resolution that makes homeless encampments illegal, even though housing prices have nearly doubled and wages do not align with rising costs. With the support of tenants and workers across the city, Miami Workers Center succeeded in advocating for the passage of the Miami Tenant’s Bill of Rights, a necessary first step in holding the government and landlords accountable for providing secure, safe, and dignified housing. Miami-Dade County residents, and women, deserve better.
Read SIM’s SDG 5 Ambassador, Madeline Ley's article titled “Women Fighting Against Miami’s Housing Crisis,” published on Women in and Beyond the Global, “a feminist Open Access forum that seeks to transform relationships among digital media, gender, and democracy.”
