EPISODE · Jun 22, 2026 · 54 MIN
The Women We Can't Afford to Forget
from Parents With Questions · host Parents With Questions
In this episode of Parents With Questions, Adam Gibson speaks with Dr Dionne Payn, founder of Women 4 Homes, about the hidden housing crisis facing older women in Australia.Women over 55 are one of the fastest-growing groups facing homelessness and housing insecurity in Australia. Many are not living on the streets, but are sleeping in cars, couch surfing, house sitting, living in garages, or quietly moving between unsafe and unstable arrangements.Dionne explains the systemic factors behind this crisis, including the gender pay gap, career breaks for raising children, divorce, illness, lower superannuation balances, and the relatively short history of women having full access to financial products and property ownership.The conversation also explores why older women are the “wisdom keepers” of our communities, and why protecting their dignity, security and place in society benefits everyone.Dionne shares the model behind Women 4 Homes: a for-purpose, for-profit, property-backed approach that allows everyday people to invest in affordable, sustainable and dignified housing solutions. The first flagship co-living home for older women is close to fully funded and will be based in regional Victoria.This is not charity. It is a community-powered housing solution designed to create both social impact and financial sustainability.In this episode, we discuss:The hidden homelessness crisis affecting older Australian women.Why many women facing housing insecurity remain invisible.The systemic financial barriers women have faced across generations.Why co-living can offer dignity, privacy, affordability and community.How Women 4 Homes is creating beautiful, affordable homes for older women.Why the first flagship project matters.How everyday people can get involved through investment, skills, time, introductions, media support or sharing the campaign.Here are some links to Women4Homes resources, Website: www.women4homes.comBook: E.T.H.I.C.A.L Property Investing: The Busy Profeesionals Guide to Double Digit Returns Through Affordable & Sustainable HomesAnd here are four things that anybody can do to move this mission forwards.1. Take the declaration at www.women4homes.com/wearedone2. Share it with your networks3. Let us know how you would like to contribute, whether that's through money (investing), time (volunteering), skills (property, legal, financial, community building etc), or connections (introducing us to others)4. Become a member (pay what you can afford) and get access to the book, the Ethical Property Investing Course, monthly live masterclasses, and a community of women who are done waiting and are taking matters into their own hands.
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In this episode of Parents With Questions, Adam Gibson speaks with Dr Dionne Payn, founder of Women 4 Homes, about the hidden housing crisis facing older women in Australia.Women over 55 are one of the fastest-growing groups facing homelessness and housing insecurity in Australia. Many are not living on the streets, but are sleeping in cars, couch surfing, house sitting, living in garages, or quietly moving between unsafe and unstable arrangements.Dionne explains the systemic factors behind this crisis, including the gender pay gap, career breaks for raising children, divorce, illness, lower superannuation balances, and the relatively short history of women having full access to financial products and property ownership.The conversation also explores why older women are the “wisdom keepers” of our communities, and why protecting their dignity, security and place in society benefits everyone.Dionne shares the model behind Women 4 Homes: a for-purpose, for-profit, property-backed approach that allows everyday people to invest in affordable, sustainable and dignified housing solutions. The first flagship co-living home for older women is close to fully funded and will be based in regional Victoria.This is not charity. It is a community-powered housing solution designed to create both social impact and financial sustainability.In this episode, we discuss:The hidden homelessness crisis affecting older Australian women.Why many women facing housing insecurity remain invisible.The systemic financial barriers women have faced across generations.Why co-living can offer dignity, privacy, affordability and community.How Women 4 Homes is creating beautiful, affordable homes for older women.Why the first flagship project matters.How everyday people can get involved through investment, skills, time, introductions, media support or sharing the campaign.Here are some links to Women4Homes resources, Website: www.women4homes.comBook: E.T.H.I.C.A.L Property Investing: The Busy Profeesionals Guide to Double Digit Returns Through Affordable & Sustainable HomesAnd here are four things that anybody can do to move this mission forwards.1. Take the declaration at www.women4homes.com/wearedone2. Share it with your networks3. Let us know how you would like to contribute, whether that's through money (investing), time (volunteering), skills (property, legal, financial, community building etc), or connections (introducing us to others)4. Become a member (pay what you can afford) and get access to the book, the Ethical Property Investing Course, monthly live masterclasses, and a community of women who are done waiting and are taking matters into their own hands.
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