Our study extends research on the feminization of poverty by analyzing the variation in women's, men's and feminized … estimates of adult women's and men's poverty and the ratio of women's to men's poverty with two different poverty measures. We … feminization of poverty is nearly universal across affluent Western democracies 1969-2000. Second, we show that women's, men's and …

are primarily responsible for whether older women find themselves in poverty or not. Older men and women in countries with … focus on older women. Our study is a crossnational comparison of five OECD countries using the Luxemburg Income Study … study reveals that older women rely heavily on socially provided benefits for a majority of their income, and these benefits …

It is well known that women are much more likely to be poor than men. This is true in the US and in most developed … feminization of poverty. First, there is the issue of household structure. Second, there is the issue of occupational sex … relatively high poverty rates experienced by female-headed families. …

older women and wealth. The survey data was collected by the Luxembourg Income Study (LIS) for this quantitative … marital status was reversed for Sweden. While education and age were significant predictors of wealth for women in Canada … women were significantly correlated to wealth. Comparability is a source of controversy in social sciences and creates …

, poverty rates rise with both age and changes in living arrangements though living alone has a larger effect for women. Poverty …Great strides have been made in reducing poverty amongst the elderly in most rich countries over the past forty years …. But pensioner poverty has not been eradicated, especially in the English-speaking nations. Poverty rates amongst older …

children. We assess the net effects of existing policies on poverty and low income and wealth. While best practices may be …Social vulnerability for older persons, especially older women, due to insufficient income in retirement and earlier in … perspective, with a focus on older women in several rich and middle-income nations. We examine the United States, Canada, and a …

The feminisation of poverty is said to have become a common feature in the majority of advanced welfare states, but it … is equally true that there has been significant variation in the feminisation of poverty from one country to another …. While the concept of the feminisation of poverty remains controversial, there have been very few attempts to reveal a …

differences, especially regarding the proportion of widows, divorcees, and never-married women experiencing poverty. This review … lower poverty rates for women aged 65 or over who are on their own. …Comparisons of the economic position of single older women in various industrialized countries have shown substantial …

U.S. women have higher poverty rates than women in other affluent nations. In this paper I attempt to explain this … disparity by examining the effect of single motherhood, employment, and social assistance on women's poverty. With cross … of their high poverty rates. Compared to their counterparts in other Western nations, U.S. women, mothers and single …

states affect the poverty rates of mothers, single mothers, and other citizens in nine Western nations (Australia, Canada … programs reduce mothers' and single mothers' poverty rates-in an absolute sense, and also how welfare states reduce their … poverty rates relative to the poverty rates of other groups (such as female non-mothers or non-single mothers). I find that …