PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973
THE WOMENS MOVEMENT
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Question
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What percentage of women account for the population living in poverty?
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65%
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70%
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89%
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30%
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -In fact, what we know from existing data is that women account for about 50 percent, not 70 percent, of the world’s extreme poor-although, as we argue below, this does not mean poverty is gender neutral.
Detailed explanation-2: -Women experience higher rates of poverty than men. In 2018, 12.9 percent of women lived in poverty compared with 10.6 percent of men. *10 Nearly 10 million women lived in deep poverty, defined as falling below 50 percent of the federal poverty line.
Detailed explanation-3: -Official Poverty Measure The official poverty rate in 2021 was 11.6 percent, with 37.9 million people in poverty.
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