Poverty
Poverty is more than just material deprivation – it also means exclusion from social life and is a serious threat to the individual’s mental and physical well-being. Widespread poverty harms both the individual and society as a whole. In the European Union, women are more susceptible to different types of poverty due to different discriminatory practices and attitudes that hinder earning opportunities.
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- ProjectEmployment, Health, Poverty
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There is a direct link between the unequal division of unpaid care in households and gender inequali...
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The Europe 2020 strategy aims to lift at least 20 million people out of poverty and social exclusion...
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