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Women-only living

The Conversation by BBC

Feb 23, 202626:29Society & Culture

Datshiane Navanayagam talks to two women in France and Canada about why single-sex living spaces appeal to older women. Pat Dunn is 75 and started a Facebook group for senior women wanting to share a living space, after...

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Women-only living is an episode from The Conversation by BBC. Datshiane Navanayagam talks to two women in France and Canada about why single-sex living spaces appeal to older women. Pat Dunn is 75 and started a Facebook group for senior wom...

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Published Feb 23, 2026, 26:29 long, audio available.

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