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  2. Feminization of poverty - Wikipedia

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    The feminization of poverty is a contested idea with a multitude of meanings and layers. Marcielo M. and Joana C. define feminization of poverty in two parts: feminization, and poverty. Feminization designates gendered change; something becoming more feminine, by extension more familiar or severe among women or female-headed households.

  3. Gender inequality in the United States - Wikipedia

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    According to the Transformative Justice Law Project of Illinois, transgender people are "over-represented in the criminal legal system due to institutionalized oppression and increased poverty and criminalization." [158] Many transgender individuals have difficulties correcting their name and gender on their ID and personal documents.

  4. Homeless women in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The feminization of poverty resulted in the exponential growth of this demographic, with reports concluding that 60% of poor families with children during the 1990s were single mother households. Among this demographic, single African American women and mothers were further stigmatized due to generational traumas and unconscious bias passed ...

  5. Feminization (sociology) - Wikipedia

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    Feminization of the workplace – Lower paying female-dominated occupations such as (1) food preparation, food-serving and other food-related occupations, and (2) personal care and service. [ 3 ] Feminization of smoking – The phrase torches of freedom is emblematic of the phenomenon of tobacco shifting from being seen as a male activity to ...

  6. Intersex rights in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The Southern Poverty Law Center states: "In M.C.'s condition, there is no way to tell whether the child will ultimately identify as a boy or a girl. Instead, the doctors decided to assign M.C. female and change his body to fit their stereotype of how a girl should look."

  7. Sheryl Lee Ralph Explains Why She and Her Husband Have ... - AOL

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    They may live thousands of miles apart but Sheryl Lee Ralph and husband Vincent Hughes have been on the same page for decades.. The Abbott Elementary star, 69, opens up to PEOPLE in this week's ...

  8. Jimmy Carter funeral service to be held at Washington ...

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    (Reuters) -A state funeral for Jimmy Carter, the former U.S. president who died on Sunday at the age of 100, will be held at the Washington National Cathedral on Jan. 9, according to the U.S. Army ...

  9. SAFE-T Act - Wikipedia

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    The Safety, Accountability, Fairness and Equity-Today Act, commonly known as the SAFE-T Act, is a state of Illinois statute enacted in 2021 that makes a number of reforms to the criminal justice system, affecting policing, pretrial detention and bail, sentencing, and corrections.