What is the meaning of the phrase "feminization of poverty"?
a. feminine characteristics lead to poverty
ob.
poor people develop feminine characteristics
oc. women are better able to escape poverty than are men
d. women are responsible for poverty
o e.
an increasingly larger proportion of the poor are women
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E. an increasingly larger proportion of the poor are women

Explanation:

The “feminization of poverty” is an idea dating back to the 1970s. It was popularized in the early 1990s, not least in the field of UN agency research. The feminization of poverty is a change in poverty levels from an unfavorable bias towards women or female-headed households. But specifically, the feminization of poverty is an increase in the difference in poverty levels between women and men, or, on the one hand, between female-headed households, and, on the other hand, those headed by men or couples. The term can also be used to mean increased poverty due to inequalities between men and women, although we prefer to call this the feminization of the causes of poverty.