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Women, slums and urbanisation : Examining the causes and consequences

Women, slums and urbanisation : Examining the causes and consequences

Subject Index Human rights
Subject Index Women Rights
Author Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions (COHRE)
Publisher The Authors
Date of publication 2008
Place of publication
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Number of pages 129
Language English
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This book examines why women are increasingly migrating to urban areas and what happens to them once they arrive in slum communities. It also highlights the challenges those women face such as lack of adequate housing and basic services, gender-based violence, and social exclusion.