This post is a collaboration with Who Rules the World, a blog about female stereotypes, roles in society, and much more.

An article posted back in October by the LA Times explains how 1 in 3 homeless people in LA are women. This number of more than 14,000 women is 55% higher than the total in 2013. Some of the reasons for this rise are due to higher rents and domestic violence. Homeless women are more likely to face violence, whether in shelters or on the streets. Half of homeless women interviewed in LA had been abused, and a quarter of them had been sexually assaulted. The programs in LA to get homeless of the street are mainly for veterans or families, there's little help for these women. Many shelters are designed for male clients, and women often feel scared or intimidated staying in them.

Feel free to read the entire article at this link http://www.latimes.com/projects/la-me-homeless-women/