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Indicator
Economic Autonomy

Feminity index of poor households
An index that compares the percentage of women aged 20 to 59 living in poverty (or extreme poverty) to that of men in the same age group. A value greater than 100 indicates that poverty (or extreme poverty) affects women more than men; a value less than 100 indicates the opposite.

Analysis

The feminization of poverty refers to the overrepresentation of women among the population living in poverty and extreme poverty. This indicator is key to showing how poverty reduction efforts in the region have not benefited men and women equally, highlighting that poverty disproportionately affects women, especially in households with children. Poor households tend to have a higher proportion of women in their most productive and reproductive years, reflecting their lack of economic autonomy.