The feminization of poverty refers to ______.

A. the global tendency for women to experience disproportionate rates of poverty
B. stereotypes describing women as more impoverished
C. the phenomenon that feminine traits tend to promote poverty
D. norms dictating that women should not strive to have high incomes


A. the global tendency for women to experience disproportionate rates of poverty

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