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Poverty in Canada
Definition of Feminization of Poverty
The Canada social science dictionary [1] provides the following meaning of Feminization of Poverty: A social process in which the incidence of poverty among women becomes much higher than among men. Changes in social policy, the structure of the family and the workplace, social security provisions, life expectancy and other aspects of society have had the unintended result of increasing the female proportion of the population on low incomes or in poverty. In Canada, poverty rates are particularly high among female single parents and among elderly women. The feminization of poverty is often cited as an explanation for an increase in women’s involvement in crime and contrasted to a ‘liberation’ explanation.
Feminization of Poverty: Resources
Notes and References
- Drislane, R., & Parkinson, G. (2016). (Concept of) Feminization of Poverty. Online dictionary of the social sciences. Open University of Canada
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