Evictions hurt black women as much as incarceration hurts black men

(RECAP: Low-income women are evicted at much higher rates than men. The reasons are varied, including lower wages and children, but one rarely discussed reason is the gender dynamics between largely male landlords and female tenants. How much of this is a result of racism or poverty is hard to say. To date, efforts to monitor and reduce housing discrimination have been almost wholly focused on getting in, not getting (put) out of housing. But the impact is lasting. Tenants who are evicted often lose not only their homes but their possessions as well, stripping them of the few assets they had. Once evicted, tenants often find themselves forced to move from one undesirable situation to another.)