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Feminization of poverty. Feminization of poverty refers to a trend of increasing inequality in living standards between men and women due to the widening gender gap in poverty. This phenomenon largely links to how women and children are disproportionately represented within the lower socioeconomic status community in comparison to men within ...
The social and economic stratification of Appalachia comes largely as the result of classism. Many politicians and businessmen took advantage of the region's natural resource industries, such as mountaintop coal mining. Appalachian laborers were heavily exploited, which prevented the region from developing socially or gaining economic independence.
Mrs. Kline and Mrs. Sara Bissell of Toledo, Ohio campaign for women's suffrage in 1912. This is a timeline of women's suffrage in Ohio. Women's suffrage activism in Ohio began in earnest around the 1850s, when several women's rights conventions took place around the state. The Ohio Women's Convention was very influential on the topic of women's ...
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Monday fired back at Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) after the GOP vice presidential candidate defended his previous attacks on Democrats for being “antifamily.”
Friday's populist speech marked the first time Harris has delved into any significant detail about her governing vision — and clearly tried to differentiate herself on policy from President Biden.
New data from SmartAsset reveals the Bay State is now the most expensive for a family of four, surpassing the traditionally costly states of California and New York. The study considered housing ...
The first known political use of this metaphor is in the 2006 essay "The Red Pill" by University of Colorado sociology professor Kathleen J. Tierney, in which she argued that those who felt that the U.S. government had a poor response to Hurricane Katrina should "take the red pill" and realize that "post-September 11 policies and plans have ...
The US. In the United States, poverty has both social and political implications. In 2020, there were 37.2 million people in poverty. [ 1] Some of the many causes include income, inequality, [needs update][ 2] inflation, unemployment, debt traps and poor education. [needs update][ 3] The majority of adults living in poverty are employed and ...