Various challenges are thought to render female-headed households (FHHs) vulnerable to poverty in the Arab region. Yet …, previous studies have had mixed results and the absence of household panel survey data hinders analysis of poverty dynamics …, Mauritania, the West Bank and Gaza, and Tunisia. The paper finds that the definition of FHHs matters for measuring poverty levels …

This study is about chronic poverty and livelihood strategies among the chronically poor elderly women of Ganze … individual chronically poor elderly women were identified by participants during the participatory chronic poverty assessment … constituency. It identifies the socio-economic characteristics of households containing chronically poor elderly women. It also …

poor, disproportionately women and families of color who have no choice but to avail themselves of what remains of a … shredded social safety net? The Hyperregulatory State argues that, for women who have no choice but to avail themselves of the … subject to government intrusion (think child welfare agencies and the criminalization of poverty) the state does not merely …

Frauen sind im Alter oft von Armut bedroht, besonders in Städten mit hohen Mieten. Wie kommen sie mit wenig Geld … gelernt, zu sparen und mit dem Mangel zu wirtschaften. Armut im Alter muss auch nicht den Verlust von Lebensqualität bedeuten …

Various challenges are thought to render female-headed households (FHHs) vulnerable to poverty in the Arab region. Yet …, previous studies have had mixed results and the absence of household panel survey data hinders analysis of poverty dynamics …, Mauritania, the West Bank and Gaza, and Tunisia. The paper finds that the definition of FHHs matters for measuring poverty levels …