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Women
and Poverty
Women and Global Poverty
Statistics on women's
prevalence among the poor are hard to gather in many countries.
Here are the latest UN indicators:
Gender Poverty Ratio
| |
Country |
#
of women in poorest
quintile per 100 men |
| Sub-Saharan
Africa |
Botswana
(1993) |
192 |
| |
Côte
d'Ivoire (1986-88) |
123 |
| |
Ethiopia
(1989-1990) |
127 |
| |
Ghana
(urban) (1987-88) |
141 |
| |
Ghana
(rural) (1987-88) |
140 |
| |
Madagascar
(1992) |
109 |
| |
Niger
(1989-90) |
113 |
| |
Rwanda
(1985-86) |
132 |
| Asia
& the Pacific |
Bangladesh
(1992-93) |
130 |
| |
Indonesia
(1988-89) |
124 |
| |
Nepal
(1991-92) |
93 |
| |
Pakistan
(1986-89) |
106 |
| |
Philippines
(Bukidnon)
(1984-84) |
93 |
| Latin
America & the Caribbean |
Guatemala
(1988) |
95 |
| |
Honduras
(1988-89) |
105 |
| *Western
Europe and other Industrialized Countries |
Australia
(1985-86) |
134 |
| |
Canada
(1987) |
128 |
| |
Germany
(FR) (1984) |
129 |
| |
Italy
(1986) |
102 |
| |
Netherlands
(1987) |
102 |
| |
Sweden
(1987) |
90 |
| |
United
Kingdom (1986) |
119 |
| |
United
States (1985) |
141 |
Source: Progress
of the World's Women 2000. UNIFEM
Biennial Report.
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