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Time Poverty: The Gender Gap No One’s Talking About

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                             It's time for these statics to change!

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                             It's time for these statics to change!

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I learned first and foremost that change takes time. “Women’s lack of economic power is also related to their strong presence among the ranks of the poor," [1] gender biases in property and inheritance laws and education also leave women at greater risk for poverty, particularly when marriages end, or a husband dies (UNICEF, 2006; UNIFEM, 2009a).

“Poverty is said to have a “woman’s face” because the majority of the 1 billion people living on one dollar a day or less are women (UNIFEM, 2009a). For example, in the country of South Africa, two-thirds of female-headed households are poor, compared to one-third of male-headed households and in Malawi, there are three poor women for every poor man (UNIFEM, 2009a). The gap between women and men caught in the cycle of poverty has widened in the past decade, a phenomenon commonly referred to as the feminization of poverty.” [2]

[1] Burn, S. M. (2005). Women across cultures: A global perspective. New York: McGraw-Hill.

[2] Ibid

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I found this one of the most empowering foundations. They are using their resources to try to resolve world issues. Melinda Gates is passionate about women’s issue in general.  Mrs. Gates is passionate about the abuse women receive around the globe and how women are not appreciated for the daily work they do.

The Gates foundation tackles issue globally rather then by region, they work with partners that can help to affect change globally and them scale to a local level. The Global Division aims to identify and fund the delivery of high-impact solutions that can reduce health inequities and give everyone the opportunity to health and a productive life. Innovative approaches and expanding existing ones so they reach the people who are in the most need. [1]

[1] What we do (n.d). Retrieved November 03, 2018, from https://www.gatesfoundation.org/What-We-Do

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10.                        No Man will every say it better! 

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10.                        No Man will every say it better! 

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1. https://youtu.be/bRaFriCcWh4
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=qrO2yskc62w

3. https://www.headstuff.org/topical/international-womens-day-women-and-poverty/

₄ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuDQIjGRCfg
5. https://www.we.org/we-schools/program/issues-backgrounders/global-poverty/
6. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7SLIYh3MGw
7. http://www.unwomen.org/en/news/in-focus/end-violence-against-women/2014/poverty
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9. http://en.mercopress.com/2009/11/20/latinamerican-poor-to-reach-189-million-9-million-more-because-of-recession
10.  <a href="https://www.azquotes.com/quote/816968" title="Nelson Mandela quote"><img src="//www.azquotes.com/picture-quotes/quote-as-long-as-women-are-bound-by-poverty-and-as-long-as-they-are-looked-down-upon-human-nelson-mandela-81-69-68.jpg" alt="As long as women are bound by poverty and as long as they are looked down upon, human rights will lack substance. - Nelson Mandela"></a>

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                                            My Thoughts on Women and Poverty

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                                            My Thoughts on Women and Poverty

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I don’t feel that one can truly relate to the magnitude of poverty women are going through around the global. By the luck of Geographic’s have was blessed to be born and raised in a Country that has democracy.

I was able to raise a child on my own and not really run into the issue of poverty, there might have been time’s I thought I was living in poverty however, that really wasn’t the case. I was able to put nourishing food on the table, clothes on my childs backs and a roof over their heads. All because of the luck of the draw to geographic location I was born.

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A prospective on women and poverty globally  and most surprising. 

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A prospective on women and poverty globally  and most surprising. 

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After researching Women and Poverty Globally, I found it most surprising that in this modern-day society many countries are still so far behind in their treatment of women as second-class citizens and social deprivation.

It’s estimated by the World Food Program (WFP) gender policy and strategy that 60% of chronically hungry people are women and girls. In developing countries women make up 43% of the agricultural labour force, yet women don’t have the same access as men to productive resources. In South Asia almost 70% of women employed are in agriculture and do more then 60% of women in sub-Saharan Africa.

Research indicates that when more income is put into the hands of women, child nutrition, health and education improves. In South and Central America, rural children are about 1.8 times more likely to be underweight than their urban counterparts. Other regions do not fare much better.

[1] Facts & Figures. (n.d.). Retrieved November 03, 2018, from http://www.unwomen.org/en/news/in-focus/commission-on-the-status-of-women-2012/facts-and-figures

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1. Why are only women associated with Poverty globally? 

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1. Why are only women associated with Poverty globally? 

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Follow with me on this journey ....................................

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Raise your voice

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Women around the world

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Poverty remains an issue of utterly singular importance in the lives of millions of people in America and across the globe. At this moment, by some accounts, there are five (5!) human beings on earth who own as much wealth as the poorer half of the world's current population. This, too, is a preventable situation, but perhaps not for very much longer.

Some of the realities of poverty are very plain to see, but others, regrettably, are not. In turning an apparently blind eye to poverty and the relative scarcity of vital resources in the world's poor communities, we also ignore the inequitable way poverty affects men, women and children.

Social, Economic and Political Gender Inequality

Poverty affects human beings with almost no regard to age, gender or geographical location. Extreme poverty exists in every country on earth, including in the most productive and profitable ones. But while poverty knows no boundaries or borders, its effects are quite a bit less uniform.

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Researchers have come to understand, somewhat recently, that gender needs to play a more significant role in poverty studies if we want to come to meaningful conclusions and devise definite plans of action in our political and social discourse. Some of the reasons for the discrepancy between the way men and women experience poverty are a product of unforgiving evolution - nature - and some of them are of our own making. They include:

Some of us appear to have been caught off guard by the revelation that women are human beings, too, with real practical and material needs - some of which their male-bodied counterparts barely know exist. A man living in abject poverty will likely have a very different set of priorities than women when it comes to budgeting.

While we pay political lip service on a regular basis to the idea that women are champions of their own bodies when it comes to conceiving and giving birth to our children, we fall woefully short in the follow-through when it comes to practical support for working moms - and especially poor mothers.

The United Kingdom, New Zealand, Ireland and the U.S. rank first through fourth, respectively, for the highest childcare costs in the world. In the U.K., families spend, on average, one-third of their income on childcare. Recent attempts to make childcare more affordable in the U.S. have gone precisely nowhere - or have somehow managed to solve all the wrong problems.

There is a vast inequality of opportunity between women and men, a fact driven home time and time again by research. Among other insights, these findings indicate that among middle and upper-income families, men were more likely than women to be employed. Among low-income and poor households, however, the inverse is true: Poor women are more likely than poor men to seek and maintain employment.

Women living in poverty are very likely to work hard to secure a future for themselves and their children - and their drive to do so intensifies, rather than diminishes, the lower their income falls on the continuum. If knowing this about women doesn't make them worthy of our consideration and undying gratitude, surely nothing will.

Women and Poverty: A Global Problem with Predictable Results

The women of America are getting their long-overdue time in the political spotlight thanks to campaigns like #MeToo and the vital visibility of the Women's March during Trump's inauguration. These movements have helped to elevate some of these issues into the mainstream and create a much-needed counterpoint to one of the most regressive administrations in American history where the rights of women are concerned.

But in other parts of the world, progress has been even slower.

The World Health Organization estimates 37 percent of all women in Africa are subjected to sexual or physical violence at some point in their lives. Three-quarters of these women grew up in poverty. Similar research indicates poor communities foster domestic violence more readily than higher-income areas. Additionally, in parts of the world where women's education is not a high social priority, poor women are far more likely to be forced into early or unwanted marriages.

Regarding the psychological impact of poverty, women draw the short straw here, too. When faced with hardship, women are more likely than men to:

Develop lasting symptoms of anxiety and depression

Turn to crime or prostitution to secure income

Find mental and physical comfort in the use of risky sex and illegal drugs.

But what about the raw numbers? Do all of the social, political and cultural influences we've talked about add up to a measurable discrepancy between poverty rates for women and men? The answer appears to be an unequivocal "yes."

Women, in general, are poorer than men across every demographic. Let's break down the numbers based on ethnicity:

African-American: 26.5 percent of women lived in poverty versus 22.3 percent of men

Hispanic: 23.6 percent of women lived in poverty versus 19.6 percent of men

Asian: 10.7 percent of women lived in poverty versus 9.7 percent of men

White: 11.6 percent of women lived in poverty versus 9.4 percent of men.

Remember: there are slightly fewer women than men in the world, which makes these numbers even more regrettable.

Poverty Is the Worst Form of Violence

This is a sentiment frequently attributed to Gandhi, and it still rings true today.

For anybody who experiences it, poverty is a soul-crushing ordeal that doesn't seem to get easier with time. In fact, in America, being born into poverty is more of a life-sentence today than at nearly any previous point in our history. And given what we know now, it's clear that poverty is not a phenomenon with a universally "equal" impact - women and disadvantaged children bear far more of the burden.

As with many modern political and social issues, fully understanding this problem requires a small amount of imagination - and a large amount of empathy.
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International Women's Day | Women and Poverty: A Global Problem - HeadStuff

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Poverty remains an issue of utterly singular importance in the lives of millions of people in America and across the globe. At this moment, by some accounts, there are five (5!) human beings on earth who own as much wealth as the poorer half of the world's current population.

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Empowering Women and Girls: The Key to Alleviating Poverty

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More than 700 million people live in extreme poverty. Despite the progress made in reducing poverty, 767 million people still live on less than $1.90 a day. But it's not only about not having enough money to live on. Poverty affects many aspects of life, including not being able to afford access to education, food, health care and job security. On a deeper level, poverty is not having access to opportunities to improve your livelihood and take control of your future. Social safety nets, such as social pensions and school feeding programs, are making an impact in the fight against poverty. In fact, they have helped an estimated 36 percent of the very poor escape extreme poverty.

Fast Facts

Gender inequality in the economy costs women in developing countries $9 trillion a year.

Extreme poverty rates have been cut in half since 1990, but 1 in 5 people in developing regions still live on less than $1.90 a day.

It would cost $175 billion per year to end extreme poverty worldwide in 20 years.

Globally, women earn 23% less than men.

COMMUNITIES CAN LIFT THEMSELVES OUT OF POVERTY

Ending poverty once and for all means equipping families with the resources they need to send their children to school, plan for emergencies and maintain development projects without ongoing aid.

When families have access to the resources to meet their basic needs, they no longer have to choose between water or food; school or medicine. They gain the power to take control of their future.

16 million girls will never start school. Learn More

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More than 700 million people live in extreme poverty. Despite the progress made in reducing poverty, 767 million people still live on less than $1.90 a day. But it's not only about not having enough money to live on. Poverty affects many aspects of life, including not being able to afford access to education, food, health care and job security.

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Poverty can increase violence. Particular groups of women, including women and girls living in poverty, face multiple forms of discrimination, and face increased risks of violence as a result. Studies show that poor girls are 2.5 times more likely to marry in childhood than those living in the wealthiest quintile.

Women and girls living in poverty are more vulnerable to sexual exploitation, including trafficking. And those who experience domestic or intimate partner violence have fewer options to leave violent relationships, due to their lack of income and resources.

To address such issues, UN Women runs programmes to empower women economically and lift them out of poverty, as well as strengthen social services for survivors and increase awareness of their rights.

Changing the landscape with all-women worksites in India

UN Women interventions have reached more than 100,000 poor and marginalized women in 29 districts in India. As the result of one project, supported by UN Women's Fund for Gender Equality, more than 30,000 marginalized rural women now manage worksites and are able to ensure wages are paid and demand their rights under pension, social protection and livelihood programmes such as the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Act.

In Tajikistan, self-help groups teach rural women business skills and independence

A UN Women-supported project is training the families of migrant labourers and rural women's groups to start their own businesses, helping them access micro-credits, and fostering their economic empowerment. Some of these women are survivors of violence. So far, more than 5,000 families in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan have received training, resources and loans to become self-reliant entrepreneurs.

What the Beijing Declaration says about Women and poverty
Read our Beijing+20 In Focus package on Women and poverty
Go back to UN Women's In Focus compilation on Ending Violence against Women 2014

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This year, as we near the 20th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, we take a look at how violence is not only an area of concern in its own right, but one which cuts across and intersects with each of its 12 critical areas of concern.