What are the main reasons why women are more likely to be in poverty than men since 1945

Causes of Poverty to Women The feminisation of poverty has meant a higher percentage of women than men are likely to experience poverty throughout their lives (TUC). Society views a husbands income as primary to be shared amongst the family and a wife's role as domestic worker and carer (Brown: 1983). The male control of economic power within the family can cause unequal resource access, with acute cases resulting in a wife's poverty when her needs …

…part time employment results in poor access to both state and company pension schemes due to lower N.I contributions and company policies of full time employment. As woman live on average ten years longer than men any provisions are diluted over a longer period. Women are denied equal access to employment as a result of assumptions of male full time employment. This inequality systematically disadvantages women and greatly compromises their protection from poverty (Dale: 1986).