According to the recent U.S. Census Bureau data, there are currently 38 million people living in poverty— and 21 million are women. And among them, next to Indian/Non-Hispanic women, Black women ...

Data released Tuesday shows for every $1 men earn, women earn 82.7 cents. Child poverty also rose in 2023, the Census Bureau announced, as more families with low-incomes struggled to pay for ...

“This data once again highlights that poverty in our country isn’t a personal failing, but rather a policy choice," said Melissa Boteach, vice president of income security at the National ...

The authors define time poverty as, “The inequitable gender-based allocation of unpaid domestic work, representing 'double-duty' for women who enter the workforce, (and) often leaves women with ...

It has created an unacceptable blind spot. It's unacceptable because period poverty affects millions of women and girls globally, including 2 out of 5 women in the United States. In Jamaica ...

According to the Utah Women & Leadership Project, nearly 50,000 single mothers live in Utah. Of those, 1 in 4 live below the poverty line. The median income for this group: less than $38,000 a year.

21 The American Community Survey conducted by the U.S. Census also revealed that 12% of men and 19% of women who lived below the poverty line were divorced in 2022. 12 Divorce Rates Are Similar ...

The organization is also working to raise awareness of the health risks associated with period poverty, particularly for unhoused women who may have to wear menstrual products for extended periods ...