I'm taking full advantage of "Women's History Month" to raise awareness of the all-too-close link between women and poverty. Many of you probably know that women are 70% of the world's poor -- a horrible statistic that should be remedied.
This is what Diane Pearce meant when she termed the phrase "feminization of poverty." An unproportionate number of women suffer from poverty because of their gender.
Studies have shown that even in the U.S., women (despite having better credit than men,) are steered toward sub prime loans more often. This is just one example of how in the end -- women become victims of ignorance and bias.
There is still a lot of work to do in getting the attention of our world leaders (as well as our spouses and partners) and making this a priority for ALL people. We need to keep bringing up how certain policies affect health care for women and families, domestic and sexual violence, economic security for women, work/family balance, and equal pay.
If women are empowered -- all become empowered.
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