Steps toward dismantling poverty for working, poor women.
The majority of the world's poor people are women and many of them spend long hours doing paid and unpaid work. Pay inequities between men and women persist and income inequalities between the rich and poor are deepening. Working poor females, especially working poor mothers, struggle against considerable odds. This situation, and some steps that healthcare professionals can take toward dismantling poverty are addressed.
Froehlich
Jeanette
J
University of New England, 11 Hills Beach Road, Biddeford, ME 04005, USA. jfroehlich@une.edu
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