Women and Poverty in America

Women in America are still 35 percent more likely than men to be poor in America, with single mothers facing the highest risk. Currently, 35 percent of single women with children live and raise their families in poverty.

Legal Momentum has brought a gender lens to the work of national anti-poverty groups, with the goal of keeping women and children, who compose the overwhelming majority of poor Americans, at the center of policy-making targeted at alleviating poverty.

  • Issues:

    Learn more about the persistent and multifaceted roots of women’s poverty, and how we can build a social safety net that works for women and families.

  • Reports and Resources:

    See all of Legal Momentum’s reports on child hunger, family poverty, and related issues.