Latest items for CL-DATA-1
April 12, 2024, 5:14 p.m.
Countries: Australia
Variables: CL-DATA-1
"[A]bout 50 per cent [of women after they leave violent relationships,] end up in the poverty created by dependency on government payments" (para 67).
Variables: CL-DATA-1
"[A]bout 50 per cent [of women after they leave violent relationships,] end up in the poverty created by dependency on government payments" (para 67).
Jan. 19, 2024, 12:06 p.m.
Countries: Central African Rep
Variables: CL-DATA-1
"52 per cent of women [live in poverty], despite their considerable potential" (18).
Variables: CL-DATA-1
"52 per cent of women [live in poverty], despite their considerable potential" (18).
Jan. 16, 2024, 6:33 p.m.
Countries: Botswana
Variables: CL-DATA-1
"Botswana has registered significant progress in reducing poverty in Botswana. However, women continue to represent a high proportion of the nation’s poor" (7). "Women, particularly female-headed households experience greater levels of poverty and have a high dependency ratio (BIDPA 1997)" (9). "Women continue to represent a high proportion of the nation’s poor, representing 10.7% of the population living below the PDL compared to 8.6% of males" (32). "As indicated in the previous report, poverty levels continue to be prevalent inthe rural areas than in the urban villages and cities/towns. With rural populationstanding at about 36.4 per cent of total population of Botswana, rural areas ofBotswana are characterised by a concentration...more
Variables: CL-DATA-1
"Botswana has registered significant progress in reducing poverty in Botswana. However, women continue to represent a high proportion of the nation’s poor" (7). "Women, particularly female-headed households experience greater levels of poverty and have a high dependency ratio (BIDPA 1997)" (9). "Women continue to represent a high proportion of the nation’s poor, representing 10.7% of the population living below the PDL compared to 8.6% of males" (32). "As indicated in the previous report, poverty levels continue to be prevalent inthe rural areas than in the urban villages and cities/towns. With rural populationstanding at about 36.4 per cent of total population of Botswana, rural areas ofBotswana are characterised by a concentration...more
Nov. 6, 2023, 11:49 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: CL-DATA-1
"By the end of September 2018, as many as 40.07 million people nationwide, including more than 15.17 million women, were receiving a 'subsistence allowance' and 'assistance to rural residents living in extreme poverty'" (5). This indicates that at least 37.9% of rural women live in poverty given it is a criteria for assistance to residence living in extreme poverty (MV-coder comment).
Variables: CL-DATA-1
"By the end of September 2018, as many as 40.07 million people nationwide, including more than 15.17 million women, were receiving a 'subsistence allowance' and 'assistance to rural residents living in extreme poverty'" (5). This indicates that at least 37.9% of rural women live in poverty given it is a criteria for assistance to residence living in extreme poverty (MV-coder comment).
Oct. 4, 2023, 6:58 a.m.
Countries: Angola
Variables: CL-DATA-1
"[There is a] high rate of poverty among rural women" (13).
Variables: CL-DATA-1
"[There is a] high rate of poverty among rural women" (13).
Sept. 18, 2023, 2 a.m.
Countries: Bhutan
Variables: CL-PRACTICE-1, CL-DATA-1, DLB-DATA-1, CUST-LAW-1
"Also of concern is the burden on women as caretakers and unpaid workers in the home, which may hinder or entirely preclude professional development. In the case of divorce, Bhutanese law grants custody of children under nine years old to the mother, a statute that may further ingrain the stereotype of women as primary caregivers. A 2001 study found that, in rural areas, women were responsible for cooking, washing clothes, and preserving food for over 80 percent of households; urban regions presented an even starker figure, with more than 90 percent of households leaving cooking, cleaning, washing and food purchasing to women. These time-consuming tasks undeniably present a barrier to...more
Variables: CL-PRACTICE-1, CL-DATA-1, DLB-DATA-1, CUST-LAW-1
"Also of concern is the burden on women as caretakers and unpaid workers in the home, which may hinder or entirely preclude professional development. In the case of divorce, Bhutanese law grants custody of children under nine years old to the mother, a statute that may further ingrain the stereotype of women as primary caregivers. A 2001 study found that, in rural areas, women were responsible for cooking, washing clothes, and preserving food for over 80 percent of households; urban regions presented an even starker figure, with more than 90 percent of households leaving cooking, cleaning, washing and food purchasing to women. These time-consuming tasks undeniably present a barrier to...more
Sept. 18, 2023, 2 a.m.
Countries: Bhutan
Variables: CL-PRACTICE-1, CL-DATA-1, DLB-DATA-1, CUST-LAW-1
"Also of concern is the burden on women as caretakers and unpaid workers in the home, which may hinder or entirely preclude professional development. In the case of divorce, Bhutanese law grants custody of children under nine years old to the mother, a statute that may further ingrain the stereotype of women as primary caregivers. A 2001 study found that, in rural areas, women were responsible for cooking, washing clothes, and preserving food for over 80 percent of households; urban regions presented an even starker figure, with more than 90 percent of households leaving cooking, cleaning, washing and food purchasing to women. These time-consuming tasks undeniably present a barrier to...more
Variables: CL-PRACTICE-1, CL-DATA-1, DLB-DATA-1, CUST-LAW-1
"Also of concern is the burden on women as caretakers and unpaid workers in the home, which may hinder or entirely preclude professional development. In the case of divorce, Bhutanese law grants custody of children under nine years old to the mother, a statute that may further ingrain the stereotype of women as primary caregivers. A 2001 study found that, in rural areas, women were responsible for cooking, washing clothes, and preserving food for over 80 percent of households; urban regions presented an even starker figure, with more than 90 percent of households leaving cooking, cleaning, washing and food purchasing to women. These time-consuming tasks undeniably present a barrier to...more
Aug. 24, 2023, 1:08 a.m.
Countries: Cape Verde
Variables: SMES-DATA-2, CL-DATA-1
"[P]overty rates remain disproportionately high among women in the State party… [O]ver 60 per cent of poor and very poor households are headed by women in the State party, particularly in deprived urban areas" (12).
Variables: SMES-DATA-2, CL-DATA-1
"[P]overty rates remain disproportionately high among women in the State party… [O]ver 60 per cent of poor and very poor households are headed by women in the State party, particularly in deprived urban areas" (12).
Aug. 8, 2023, 8:30 p.m.
Countries: Bulgaria
Variables: CL-DATA-1
"[A]ccording to the Gender Equality Index of the European Institute for Gender Equality, 24 per cent of women, in particular Roma women, single women and women with disabilities, are at risk of poverty in the State party" (11). "[The state needs to c]ollect statistical data on low-income households headed by women and strengthen programmes to combat the feminization of poverty" (12). This indicates that the majority of persons in poverty are females (MV- coder comment).
Variables: CL-DATA-1
"[A]ccording to the Gender Equality Index of the European Institute for Gender Equality, 24 per cent of women, in particular Roma women, single women and women with disabilities, are at risk of poverty in the State party" (11). "[The state needs to c]ollect statistical data on low-income households headed by women and strengthen programmes to combat the feminization of poverty" (12). This indicates that the majority of persons in poverty are females (MV- coder comment).
July 21, 2023, 11:58 a.m.
Countries: Azerbaijan
Variables: CL-DATA-1
"42,895 families comprising 172,000 members in total have received a targeted State social assistance by the end of 2018. 53,43% of family members or 91,381 persons receiving a targeted State social assistance are women while 47,57% or 79,639 are men... 62,188 persons have received the stipends of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan in III Semester of 2018. 38,58% or 21,503 persons out of that number are women while 65,42% or 40,685 are men" (24).
Variables: CL-DATA-1
"42,895 families comprising 172,000 members in total have received a targeted State social assistance by the end of 2018. 53,43% of family members or 91,381 persons receiving a targeted State social assistance are women while 47,57% or 79,639 are men... 62,188 persons have received the stipends of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan in III Semester of 2018. 38,58% or 21,503 persons out of that number are women while 65,42% or 40,685 are men" (24).
July 10, 2023, 9:26 p.m.
Countries: Maldives
Variables: CL-DATA-1
"The economy has grown significantly since 2013, rising from GDP per capita US$7,660 to US$9,088 in 2017 and poverty has reduced from 21% in 2003 to 15% in 2009/2010…"(6). "Latest figures show that 6.5% of men and 6.7% of women live below the national poverty line (US$5.5), however when locale is factored in, 10.4% of the population in the Atolls are living below the poverty line, as compared to only 1.5% in the capital, Male’. An even higher number are the proportion of the employed population over the age of 15 who are living under the international poverty line – 4.5% of men and 4.4% of women nation-wide." (27).more
Variables: CL-DATA-1
"The economy has grown significantly since 2013, rising from GDP per capita US$7,660 to US$9,088 in 2017 and poverty has reduced from 21% in 2003 to 15% in 2009/2010…"(6). "Latest figures show that 6.5% of men and 6.7% of women live below the national poverty line (US$5.5), however when locale is factored in, 10.4% of the population in the Atolls are living below the poverty line, as compared to only 1.5% in the capital, Male’. An even higher number are the proportion of the employed population over the age of 15 who are living under the international poverty line – 4.5% of men and 4.4% of women nation-wide." (27).more
June 20, 2023, 9:30 p.m.
Countries: Nicaragua
Variables: CL-DATA-1
"As a result, general poverty rates fell by half (from 48.3 percent in 2006 to 24.9 percent in 2018) and extreme poverty by two thirds (from 17.2 percent in 2006 to 6.9 percent in 2018). The Gini coefficient 4 improved from 0.38 to 0.33, and the sustained reduction in poverty indices was recognized by the Inter-American Development Bank." (3)(NF - CODER COMMENT - These figures highlight that the percentage of women living in poverty has decreased between 2006 to 2018). "For the Government, the eradication of extreme poverty, with the emphasis on sustained economic growth and fair and equitable redistribution of resources, is a policy priority. In 2006, the general...more
Variables: CL-DATA-1
"As a result, general poverty rates fell by half (from 48.3 percent in 2006 to 24.9 percent in 2018) and extreme poverty by two thirds (from 17.2 percent in 2006 to 6.9 percent in 2018). The Gini coefficient 4 improved from 0.38 to 0.33, and the sustained reduction in poverty indices was recognized by the Inter-American Development Bank." (3)(NF - CODER COMMENT - These figures highlight that the percentage of women living in poverty has decreased between 2006 to 2018). "For the Government, the eradication of extreme poverty, with the emphasis on sustained economic growth and fair and equitable redistribution of resources, is a policy priority. In 2006, the general...more
Feb. 24, 2023, 12:54 p.m.
Countries: Nepal
Variables: CL-DATA-1
"Until April 2014, the Poverty Alleviation Fund (PAF) has assisted the formation of 23,788 community organizations of the economically poor to carry out different livelihood enhancing and capacity development activities. The programme has benefited 663,151 poor households, mostly indigenous communities, Dalits, and women. Of these, 75 percent are women, 65 percent are those who do not have sufficient food for more than 3 months a year." (21). "A study on entrepreneurship development program found that a larger percentage of women entrepreneur families (74.6%) had moved out of poverty as compared to men entrepreneur families (69.5%)." (21).
Variables: CL-DATA-1
"Until April 2014, the Poverty Alleviation Fund (PAF) has assisted the formation of 23,788 community organizations of the economically poor to carry out different livelihood enhancing and capacity development activities. The programme has benefited 663,151 poor households, mostly indigenous communities, Dalits, and women. Of these, 75 percent are women, 65 percent are those who do not have sufficient food for more than 3 months a year." (21). "A study on entrepreneurship development program found that a larger percentage of women entrepreneur families (74.6%) had moved out of poverty as compared to men entrepreneur families (69.5%)." (21).
Feb. 6, 2023, 12:07 p.m.
Countries: Kyrgyzstan
Variables: CL-DATA-1
"The Committee [on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women] notes with concern…[t]he high poverty rate (38 per cent) In the State party, disproportionately affecting women, especially rural women, women single heads of household and women engaged in unpaid care work" (13).
Variables: CL-DATA-1
"The Committee [on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women] notes with concern…[t]he high poverty rate (38 per cent) In the State party, disproportionately affecting women, especially rural women, women single heads of household and women engaged in unpaid care work" (13).
Jan. 12, 2023, 10:12 p.m.
Countries: Japan
Variables: CL-DATA-1
"In Japan, elderly women are the most economically vulnerable – almost half live in poverty in comparison to the rest of the population. Because of all this, many are living in a state of prison dependency." (para 5).
Variables: CL-DATA-1
"In Japan, elderly women are the most economically vulnerable – almost half live in poverty in comparison to the rest of the population. Because of all this, many are living in a state of prison dependency." (para 5).
Jan. 12, 2023, 8:01 p.m.
Countries: Nicaragua
Variables: CL-DATA-1
"The informal job sector boomed, dramatically worsening labor conditions. The burden of this increasing poverty fell disproportionately on women" (para 7). "One of the most significant moments in the 1980s for the women’s movement came in 1987 with the Proclama. The Proclama was the result of seven years of lobbying and agitation by the movement. Numerous open meetings had been held during this time discussing the plight of women, namely their dual role as unpaid careers for the family and poorly paid salaried workers" (para 14).
Variables: CL-DATA-1
"The informal job sector boomed, dramatically worsening labor conditions. The burden of this increasing poverty fell disproportionately on women" (para 7). "One of the most significant moments in the 1980s for the women’s movement came in 1987 with the Proclama. The Proclama was the result of seven years of lobbying and agitation by the movement. Numerous open meetings had been held during this time discussing the plight of women, namely their dual role as unpaid careers for the family and poorly paid salaried workers" (para 14).
July 6, 2022, 10:35 a.m.
Countries: Djibouti
Variables: CL-DATA-1
"...A gender perspective has been incorporated into several sectoral programmes, including the strategic framework for poverty reduction…" (6).
Variables: CL-DATA-1
"...A gender perspective has been incorporated into several sectoral programmes, including the strategic framework for poverty reduction…" (6).
June 7, 2022, 10:47 a.m.
Countries: China
Variables: CL-DATA-1
"Efforts have been made to address the special difficulties encountered by mothers living in poverty. The Happiness Project, whose purpose has been to help poor mothers to get out of poverty and receive medical treatment and health services, invested a total of 730 million yuan between 1995 and 2010, supporting 240,000 poor mothers and benefiting 1.08 million people in total. The Housing for Mothers Project has been implemented all over the country. For three consecutive years, between 2009 and 2011, the government of Liaoning Province included poor single mothers without a home of their own or living in dilapidated houses in the provincial government’s housing project planning, with earmarked funds;...more
Variables: CL-DATA-1
"Efforts have been made to address the special difficulties encountered by mothers living in poverty. The Happiness Project, whose purpose has been to help poor mothers to get out of poverty and receive medical treatment and health services, invested a total of 730 million yuan between 1995 and 2010, supporting 240,000 poor mothers and benefiting 1.08 million people in total. The Housing for Mothers Project has been implemented all over the country. For three consecutive years, between 2009 and 2011, the government of Liaoning Province included poor single mothers without a home of their own or living in dilapidated houses in the provincial government’s housing project planning, with earmarked funds;...more
May 30, 2022, 9:08 p.m.
Countries: Switzerland
Variables: CL-DATA-1
"The involvement of women and men in unpaid work was highly variable depending on the type of activity. Women spend much longer than men on most household and family tasks. Men involve themselves more than women in organized volunteer work (23 per cent compared to 17 per cent). As shown in a FOGE brochure published in 2010, unpaid caregiving has a negative impact on careers and social protection. In addition, it limits choices as regards the division of labour between women and men and increases the risk of poverty. Caregiving, whether paid or unpaid, whether for adults or children, is overwhelmingly women’s work. Accordingly, women bear the brunt of its...more
Variables: CL-DATA-1
"The involvement of women and men in unpaid work was highly variable depending on the type of activity. Women spend much longer than men on most household and family tasks. Men involve themselves more than women in organized volunteer work (23 per cent compared to 17 per cent). As shown in a FOGE brochure published in 2010, unpaid caregiving has a negative impact on careers and social protection. In addition, it limits choices as regards the division of labour between women and men and increases the risk of poverty. Caregiving, whether paid or unpaid, whether for adults or children, is overwhelmingly women’s work. Accordingly, women bear the brunt of its...more
April 17, 2022, 12:06 a.m.
Countries: Sweden
Variables: CL-DATA-1
"The Committee is concerned about the prevalence of gender-based violence against women, including domestic violence, and the feminization of poverty, disproportionately affecting women and girls belonging to disadvantaged and marginalized groups and facing intersecting forms of discrimination, across the territory of the State party" (2). "In line with its guidance note on the obligations of States parties to the Convention in the context of COVID-19, issued on 22 April 2020, the Committee recommends that the State party: [...] Consolidate the Swedish social model throughout the State party as a driving force for sustainable change and use it as a catalyst for implementing measures in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic...more
Variables: CL-DATA-1
"The Committee is concerned about the prevalence of gender-based violence against women, including domestic violence, and the feminization of poverty, disproportionately affecting women and girls belonging to disadvantaged and marginalized groups and facing intersecting forms of discrimination, across the territory of the State party" (2). "In line with its guidance note on the obligations of States parties to the Convention in the context of COVID-19, issued on 22 April 2020, the Committee recommends that the State party: [...] Consolidate the Swedish social model throughout the State party as a driving force for sustainable change and use it as a catalyst for implementing measures in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic...more
Jan. 6, 2022, 12:09 p.m.
Countries: Somalia
Variables: CL-DATA-1
"A lot of women live in poverty. Even if the man is providing, a woman is more prone to live in poverty because he has taken on multiple wives and can not provide as much" (1).
Variables: CL-DATA-1
"A lot of women live in poverty. Even if the man is providing, a woman is more prone to live in poverty because he has taken on multiple wives and can not provide as much" (1).
Sept. 22, 2021, 10:41 a.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: CL-DATA-1
"The Committee is concerned that rural women and girls are disproportionately affected by poverty and have limited access to education, health care and water and sanitation" (15).
Variables: CL-DATA-1
"The Committee is concerned that rural women and girls are disproportionately affected by poverty and have limited access to education, health care and water and sanitation" (15).
July 30, 2021, 2:25 p.m.
Countries: Kenya
Variables: CL-DATA-1
"Many women upon finding their matrimonial homes inhabitable run away to urban areas with their children to eke out a living, this sinks them into deeper poverty because upon deprivation of land, some women get chased away with nothing. A woman who was used to the tranquillity of village life is upon widowhood and the subsequent eviction forced into the hustle and bustle of city life trying to juggle motherhood and fatherhood to her children in the slums of Nairobi, Kampala and Dar es Salaam..." (para 4).
Variables: CL-DATA-1
"Many women upon finding their matrimonial homes inhabitable run away to urban areas with their children to eke out a living, this sinks them into deeper poverty because upon deprivation of land, some women get chased away with nothing. A woman who was used to the tranquillity of village life is upon widowhood and the subsequent eviction forced into the hustle and bustle of city life trying to juggle motherhood and fatherhood to her children in the slums of Nairobi, Kampala and Dar es Salaam..." (para 4).
June 9, 2021, 8:43 p.m.
Countries: Poland
Variables: CL-DATA-1
"In households where the highest income is earned by a woman, the percentage of persons living below the minimum subsistence level is higher, and this difference is more noticeable in rural areas. The distribution of poverty risk among people living alone and single parents is different. Among women living alone or only with children, the percentage of persons living below the minimum subsistence level is lower than among men in an analogous situation. Certainly, in these groups the situation of rural women is considerably worse as well" (81). In Table 23 titled "Persons living below the minimum subsistence level by the household reference person in urban and rural areas in...more
Variables: CL-DATA-1
"In households where the highest income is earned by a woman, the percentage of persons living below the minimum subsistence level is higher, and this difference is more noticeable in rural areas. The distribution of poverty risk among people living alone and single parents is different. Among women living alone or only with children, the percentage of persons living below the minimum subsistence level is lower than among men in an analogous situation. Certainly, in these groups the situation of rural women is considerably worse as well" (81). In Table 23 titled "Persons living below the minimum subsistence level by the household reference person in urban and rural areas in...more
Feb. 27, 2021, 10:55 a.m.
Countries: Ukraine
Variables: CL-DATA-1
"According to the National report on Millennium Development Goals (2013), gender factor insignificantly affects the parameters of poverty. However, there are certain categories of women, such as elderly women, for whom poverty is a huge problem" (23). "The risks of deprivation poverty for women are more than half as much as many than for men: every tenth household of single man and every sixth household of single woman are poor. Only cohabitation with children and younger persons balance men and women in their level of poverty" (24).
Variables: CL-DATA-1
"According to the National report on Millennium Development Goals (2013), gender factor insignificantly affects the parameters of poverty. However, there are certain categories of women, such as elderly women, for whom poverty is a huge problem" (23). "The risks of deprivation poverty for women are more than half as much as many than for men: every tenth household of single man and every sixth household of single woman are poor. Only cohabitation with children and younger persons balance men and women in their level of poverty" (24).
Feb. 4, 2021, 2:06 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: CL-DATA-1
"It is particularly concerned about the… Continued marginalization and poverty of the women and girls who survived the Gujarat riots and are living in the relief colonies and their precarious living conditions with limited access to education, health care, employment and security and poor infrastructure in terms of sanitation, water, transportation and housing" (4-5).
Variables: CL-DATA-1
"It is particularly concerned about the… Continued marginalization and poverty of the women and girls who survived the Gujarat riots and are living in the relief colonies and their precarious living conditions with limited access to education, health care, employment and security and poor infrastructure in terms of sanitation, water, transportation and housing" (4-5).
Jan. 31, 2021, 3:04 p.m.
Countries: Australia
Variables: SMES-DATA-1, CL-DATA-1
"On average, women currently retire with $90,000 less than men. By 2030 the retirement income gap is still expected to be 39%. Women, particularly single women, are thus at greater risk of experiencing poverty in retirement" (9).
Variables: SMES-DATA-1, CL-DATA-1
"On average, women currently retire with $90,000 less than men. By 2030 the retirement income gap is still expected to be 39%. Women, particularly single women, are thus at greater risk of experiencing poverty in retirement" (9).
Jan. 1, 2021, 2:26 p.m.
Countries: Pakistan
Variables: CL-DATA-1, MARR-LAW-3, ATFPA-PRACTICE-2
"Wives typically aren't allowed to attend school and have little hope of earning money to support their families, perpetuating poverty" (para 7).
Variables: CL-DATA-1, MARR-LAW-3, ATFPA-PRACTICE-2
"Wives typically aren't allowed to attend school and have little hope of earning money to support their families, perpetuating poverty" (para 7).
Dec. 31, 2020, 6 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: CL-DATA-1
"Liberal Democrat Education spokeswoman Layla Moran claimed victory over the announcement. She said: 'With 1 in 4 women saying they have experienced forms of period poverty, the Liberal Democrats have been fighting to ensure schools and hospitals are places where you can get free tampons and pads.However, this is not a silver bullet and we must continue to demand better for girls and women. It is vital the Conservative Government bring in more ambitious measures if we are to bring about the full eradication of period poverty'" (para 13-15).
Variables: CL-DATA-1
"Liberal Democrat Education spokeswoman Layla Moran claimed victory over the announcement. She said: 'With 1 in 4 women saying they have experienced forms of period poverty, the Liberal Democrats have been fighting to ensure schools and hospitals are places where you can get free tampons and pads.However, this is not a silver bullet and we must continue to demand better for girls and women. It is vital the Conservative Government bring in more ambitious measures if we are to bring about the full eradication of period poverty'" (para 13-15).
Dec. 24, 2020, 12:53 p.m.
Countries: Spain
Variables: CL-DATA-1
"[N]early 27% of people living in poverty are women — 2% more than the number of men living in poverty" (para 10).
Variables: CL-DATA-1
"[N]early 27% of people living in poverty are women — 2% more than the number of men living in poverty" (para 10).