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The gendered impact of austerity: cuts are widening the poverty gap between women and men

MacDonald, Ellie Mae (2018) The gendered impact of austerity: cuts are widening the poverty gap between women and men. British Politics and Policy at LSE (10 Jan 2018). Website.

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Abstract

Ellie Mae MacDonald explains that women are disproportionately hit by the UK government's austerity policies. She argues that many government policies, though seemingly gender-neutral, have profoundly gendered impacts. In particular, changes to Universal Credit and cuts to services and public-sector jobs have increased the number of women living in poverty relative to men.

Item Type: Online resource (Website)
Official URL: http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy
Additional Information: © 2018 The Author(s)
Divisions: LSE
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman
J Political Science > JC Political theory
Date Deposited: 20 Jun 2018 16:17
Last Modified: 15 Sep 2023 17:44
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/88471

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