# Senior Women, the Housing Crisis, and the Pension Gender Gap — with Senior Women Living Together's Pat Dunn Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hart-of-it-all-with-teri-hart-7518851/senior-women-the-housing-crisis-and-the-pension-gender-gap-with-senior-women-living-together-s-pat-dunn Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hart-of-it-all-with-teri-hart-7518851/senior-women-the-housing-crisis-and-the-pension-gender-gap-with-senior-women-living-together-s-pat-dunn.md Podcast: [The Hart Of It All with Teri Hart](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hart-of-it-all-with-teri-hart-7518851) Published: 2026-06-09T08:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/the-hart-of-it-all-with-teri-hart/episodes/senior-women-living-together-the-housing-crisis-pat-dunn Audio file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/68d4132807474c67716dc5f6/e/6a2731b33d2de797af58aea0/media.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-hart-of-it-all-with-teri-hart-7518851/episodes/senior-women-the-housing-crisis-and-the-pension-gender-gap-with-senior-women-living-together-s-pat-dunn Duration seconds: 2348 ## Resource The housing crisis can feel especially frightening for senior women living alone. With rising rents, limited pension income, and few affordable options, the question of where and how to live can become urgent very quickly. In this episode, Teri Hart speaks with Pat Dunn, founder of Senior Women Living Together, about her own experience facing housing insecurity and the community-based solution she created in response. Teri and Pat discuss why so many senior women are financially vulnerable, how caregiving and the gender pension gap contribute to the problem, and why shared living can offer affordability, safety, friendship, and dignity. This episode is for anyone worried about the cost of aging, supporting an older woman through housing decisions, or looking for hopeful alternatives to aging alone. __ This episode is sponsored by RBC Wealth Management, a business segment of Royal Bank of Canada. This content is provided for general information only and is not intended to provide any advice nor endorsements/recommendations. All opinions and views expressed by the speaker(s) are not representative of views and opinions of RBC Wealth Management. All Information and opinions provided in this podcast are in good faith of the speaker(s), but without legal responsibility for RBC Wealth Management. A longer life means planning for the longer run. And that requires more than just financial foresight. It takes a plan that encompasses health, wellness and finances. That’s why RBC Wealth Management partners with leading organizations to help Canadians maneuver each of life’s stages with peace of mind and confidence.  Learn more at:  RBC Wealth Management: http://rbcwm.com/ Aging Well Hub: http://rbcwm.com/agingwell __ Resources:  Follow Senior Women Living Together… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-hart-of-it-all-with-teri-hart-7518851/episodes/senior-women-the-housing-crisis-and-the-pension-gender-gap-with-senior-women-living-together-s-pat-dunn/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hart-of-it-all-with-teri-hart-7518851/senior-women-the-housing-crisis-and-the-pension-gender-gap-with-senior-women-living-together-s-pat-dunn.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.