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Indrabati Lahiri

Why do women need 12 times their salary to buy a home, when men need only eight?

Home ownership has become much more challenging globally in the last few years. Rising interest rates, persistent inflation and the ongoing cost of living crisis seen in many parts of Europe have made this dream considerably harder to attain for several young people.

Soaring property prices and stagnant living wages have added another layer of complexity to this problem too.

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