Does the increasing of women-headed households mean the feminization of poverty ? The present research aims at … verifying this hypothesis in the specific context of Côte d'Ivoire. In this respect, it joins a utilitarian approach of poverty … analyses put in evidence the fragility of the correlation between gender and poverty in Côte d'Ivoire. Poverty affects …

, pensioners are compared on their poverty rates and inequality. The redistribution paradox states that poverty will be the highest … inequality in income is higher for men than for women both in Belgium and in the Netherlands. In order to minimize poverty and …) poverty rates are much higher than in the Netherlands (universal minimum pension). Poverty rates are higher for elderly women …

non-farm activity alleviates both inequality and poverty. In particular, it reduces income gap among poor households and …