Citizens Advice Data Insights: Everyday Inequality - Gender

The cost-of-living crisis has hit poorest households the hardest; within this, certain groups are more likely to be adversely affected due to structural inequalities. Our Everyday Inequality series will highlight how these inequalities show up in our data and examine the policy decisions that could help to level the playing field.

This month's Data Insights event will explore gender inequalities; before we add the complexities of the cost-of-living crisis, women are already more likely to be in unpaid work than men, have fewer savings to fall back on and are more likely to be in debt. Women usually take on the majority of unpaid labour, including caring responsibilities, which may affect their ability to work more hours in order to absorb increased costs. In our March Data Insights event, we'll dig into why these differences in our data exist. What policies, social, and cultural factors have led to these disparities?…