Abstract
The phenomenon of poverty is historical in nature and the plight of the poor appears to be as old as human history. Poverty is the lack of resources and capabilities to fulfill the basic needs of life. Feminisation of poverty was coined by Diana Pearce in 1978 which posits that women compared to men have a higher incidence of poverty. Feminisation of poverty is due to relative poverty rather than absolute poverty. This paper seeks to examine feminisation of poverty in relation to women’s health. While the health of both men and women is adversely affected by poverty, a higher proportion of women suffer from its effects because of increasing ‘feminisation of poverty’. This study has utilised secondary sources of data. From the ‘feminisation of poverty’ lens, the paper highlights the status of women’s health in the state of Meghalaya.
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