A Contrast of Black and White Feminization of Poverty

Emily Northrop
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Emily Northrop: Southwestern University

Eastern Economic Journal, 1994, vol. 20, issue 4, 465-470

Abstract: The feminization of poverty was most pronounced from 1959 through 1978, and was more extreme among blacks than among whites. It resulted almost equally from a deterioration of female-headed household poverty status relative to that of the rest of the population, and from a demographic shift into female-headed households. Between 1978 and 1991 there was little net change in the percentage of the poor living in female-headed households; thus, the trend was mitigated over those years.

Keywords: Demographics; Poor (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I32 J15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1994
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