Women in poverty

Why are they in poverty?

• In more than one high risk group: Women, Elderly, One parent families
• Take time off work for maternity leave - discrimination
• Glass cieling effect - where women are unable to be in the top-paid jobs
• 2008 - OECD - medien earnings for women were 17% lower than male counterparts
• European commission - womens hourly wage wer 17.5% lower in 27 EU member states
• Government trying to encourage an increase…