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Write short note with a sociological perspective: Feminization of poverty.

  • UPSC 2015
  • 10 marks
  • Challenges of Social Transformation

The term was coined by Diana Pearce ("The Feminization of Poverty: Women, Work and Welfare", 1978) for the rising share of women among the poor. It carries three claims: that women are over-represented among the poor, that their poverty is more severe and persistent, and that their share is rising. The first two are well…

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