Ending Hunger is a Gender Equity Issue
Summary
Women in the U.S. disproportionately experience hunger and poverty compared to American men.
About 10 million households with children in the U.S. are headed by a single mother, and 26.6 percent of these families live below the poverty line, compared to 14.9 percent of single fathers. According to USDA’s most recent report, single-parent, female-headed households are also significantly more likely to be food-insecure than single-parent, male-headed households (31.6 to 21.7 percent).
Here are three ways advocates and policymakers can reduce food insecurity among women.
Source: Food Research and Action Center (2017). Ending Hunger is a Gender Equity Issue.