What Do We Mean by "Feminization of Poverty"?

This ‘one pager’ by the International Poverty Centre (IPC) examines the concept of the ‘feminization of poverty’ and the various ways in which it can be defined. IPC proposes a definition that is in line with many recent studies in the field: the feminization of poverty is a change in poverty levels that is biased against women or female-headed households. More specifically, it is an increase in the difference in poverty levels between women and men, or between households headed by females on the one hand, and those headed my males or couples on the other.

This ‘one pager’ by the International Poverty Centre (IPC) examines the concept of the ‘feminization of poverty’ and the various ways in which it can be defined. IPC proposes a definition that is in line with many recent studies in the field: the feminization of poverty is a change in poverty levels that is biased against women or female-headed households. More specifically, it is an increase in the difference in poverty levels between women and men, or between households headed by females on the one hand, and those headed my males or couples on the other.

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