Economic Development and the Feminisation of Poverty

Tuovi Allèn
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Tuovi Allèn: Labour Institute for Economic Research

Chapter 5 in Women’s Work in the World Economy, 1992, pp 107-119 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Feminisation of poverty has become a catch phrase of political discussion in many countries. That is to say, there is a gender bias in poverty and a tendency towards the impoverishment of women. The term itself — feminisation 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 victimisation.

Keywords: Informal Sector; Wage Differential; Gender Bias; Labour Force Participation Rate; Occupational Segregation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1992
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-13188-4_5

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