Feminization of poverty
Feminization of poverty describes a phenomenon according to which women constitute a disproportionately large proportion of the population described as living in poverty .
causes
UNIFEM describes it as “the burden of poverty borne by women, as can be observed especially in developing countries”. This concept is seen not only as a consequence of low income, but also as a result of discrimination against women. This includes, for example, a general disadvantage of women compared to men in all social opportunities and opportunities that affect their biography. The increasing proportion of female poverty is also attributed to the increasing number of households in which women work as single mothers.
See also
Web links
- Sylvia Chant: Re ‐ thinking the "Feminization of Poverty" in Relation to Aggregate Gender Indices . In: Journal of Human Development . 7, No. 2, 2006, pp. 201-220. doi : 10.1080 / 14649880600768538 .
- Unifem document (PDF; 1.3 MB)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Martha Chen, Joann Vanek, Francie Lund, James Heintz, Renana Jhabvala, Christine Bonner: Progress of the World's Women 2005: Women, Work and Poverty . United Nations Development Fund for Women , 2005, ISBN 1-932827-26-9 , pp. 36-57. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
