Feminization of Poverty and Its Economic Determinants

Introduction

Feminization of poverty has become a catch phrase of political discussion in many countries. This is the same as to say that there is a gender bias in poverty and a tendency towards the impoverishment of women. The term itself – feminization of poverty – was first coined by sociologist Diane Pearce (1978), since when many studies have described the factors which make women particularly prone to economic victimization.

• ISSN: 0357-9603
• ISBN: 951-9282-16-5