I cant decide if the reasons there are so few homeless women compared to men is because men are sexual predators and take advantage of women in that situation and "help" in exchange for sex. Or if the world just cares more about the safety of women than men.... I am leaning more towards the former thant he latter here but I suspect it is a bit of both.

@freemo I think that as a man, there's more you generally need to do to keep yourself from being homeless. You have to hold a job, pay bills, etc.

If you're a woman, if you're single yes you'd still need to do these things, but there's also an expectation, even today, to enter a heteronormative relationship with a man, where he provides for the woman and she doesn't have to work if she doesn't want to. If she doesn't want to be married or live with someone, she could still sleep around with various men from night to night and always have a place to sleep.

All that said, with the current rates of virginity, relationships and marriages among my age range, I'd expect way more homeless women in society if we don't get our act together.

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@realcaseyrollins I think this legitimately plays a factor... in short its probably easier for a woman to find someone who will financially support them than a man would.

I think this goes beyond just marriage and that sort of arrangement. Even in the case of sugar-daddys or onlyFans I think women have a distinct advantage for low-skill high-paid arrangements.

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