Abstract
ABSTRACT:In the course of 60 years, public housing has been transformed from the mixed gender institution envisioned by its proponents to housing occupied primarily by unmarried women. This paper proposes that the transition is due to more than the feminization of the poverty population. It also can be attributed to a combination of direct and default government policies. Among direct policies affecting the composition of public housing are site selection decisions, eligibility criteria, and welfare regulations. Among the default policies contributing to higher rates of poverty among women are lack of child support enforcement, absence of a proactive national family policy, and women’s limited access to military benefits. The author offers suggestions for ways in which public housing might be more responsive to its contemporary status as a gendered space.
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