The city of Hawassa is growing fast, driven by construction of a flagship industrial park that is expected to attract up to 60,000 workers by 2021, mostly young women, arriving without families or dependents, and living off very low wages. Along with these young women, female-headed households; divorced, separated and widowed women; elderly women; and women with disabilities all face severe/acute shelter vulnerabilities. These groups are most likely to struggle to access both formal and informal shelter, related to their below-average income levels but also to other forms of bias and discrimination. This paper draws out key findings on gender and housing from a collaborative study investigating shelter provision in Hawassa, part of a wider research study on inclusive cities in East Africa led by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED). It aims to highlight specific constraints faced by women in accessing shelter, and around such issues as informality, safety and security, and infrastructure provision.

在一个旗舰工业园区的建设带动下，霍瓦萨市正在快速增长。该园区预计将在2021年之前吸引多达60,000名工人，其中大多数是年轻女性，没有家庭或家属，并且靠很低的工资生活。与这些年轻妇女一起，以女性为户主的家庭；离婚，分居和丧偶的妇女；老年妇女；残疾妇女都面临着严重/急性的住所脆弱性。这些群体最有可能在获得正规和非正式住所方面挣扎，这既与他们低于平均水平的收入水平有关，也与其他形式的偏见和歧视有关。本文通过一项针对哈瓦萨（Hawassa）住房提供的合作研究得出了有关性别和住房的重要发现，由国际环境与发展研究所（IIED）牵头开展的有关东非包容性城市的更广泛研究的一部分。它旨在强调妇女在获得住房方面面临的具体限制，并围绕非正式，安全与保障以及基础设施提供等问题。