The Feminization of Poverty in the United States: Gender, Race, Ethnicity, and Family Factors.

An analysis of recently published census data suggests that gender, race, and ethnicity strongly affect poverty rates. However, parenthood interacts with gender in such a way as to affect only women and to affect white women more than blacks and Hispanics. Competing arguments regarding public policy to alleviate such problems are considered. (Author/LKS)