Women and Poverty
No. & proportion of heads of households by gender
Source: Table 46, General Household Survey 2005
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 Female Population
 Male Population
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Source: Table 52, Census of Pop 2000,
Households and Housing, Department of Statistics
Year 2000
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Female Population
Male Population
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Source: Department of Statistics
Year 1990
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Female Population
Male Population
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No. & proportion of heads of households by gender
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year 2005 |
year 2000 |
year 1990 |
| Female |
206,171 (20%) |
164,056 (18%) |
110,568 (16.7%) |
| Male |
842,840 (80%) |
759,269 (82%) |
551,162 (83.3%) |
| Total |
1,049,011 |
923,325 |
661,730 |
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Remarks
According to the UN, women made up majority of 1.3 billion people in absolute poverty. 1/4 of all households are headed by women and female-maintained heads of households are very often among the poorest. Source: Paragraph 22, Beijing POA
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