WOMEN + POVERTY Flashcards
which gender is more likely to be prone to poverty?
women
how much are women more likely to be in poverty compare to men when they retire?
1 in 4 women compared to 12 % men
what chant argue on her blog that women are more prone to…?
time poverty
what is time poverty?
multiple jobs may are unpaid or underpaid which makes it difficult to get higher returns
what did 2009 figures produced for department of work and pensions show about lone parent children and how many are headed by women?
- 52% of children living in lone parent family are poor
- 90% of lone parent families headed by women
what did women budget group find about mothers in order to protect their children?
- mother go without food, clothing and warmth to protect their children.
what did Trussell trust 2014 find about food poverty and gender?
- affects women and men differently where many women go without food to feed their children
what is the Joseph Rowntree foundation?
- a project to empower women in poverty to take part in the policy making process
what did the Joseph Rowntree foundation find?
- framed poverty as an experience of social isolation
- disrespected by other members of their community
- not being able to provide even smallest luxurious or treats for their children