Women in Poverty: A New World Underclass

By Mayra Buvinic (07/98, WID-101, En, Es)

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Women are traditionally found to be more impoverished than men. This feminization of poverty should be considered a legitimate foreign policy concern. Because women are increasingly economic actors and heads of households as well as mothers, their poverty slows global economic growth.


Last updated: 06/18/07