"Poverty has been interchangeable with people of color specifically black women and black mothers," says Atkinson of Mothering Justice.

母性正义组织的阿特金森说：“有色人种几乎可以和贫困人群划等号，更确切地说是黑人妇女和黑人母亲是贫困的代名词。”

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Research data indicate that there is a great deal of poverty in the United States among single-parent families headed by women.

研究数据表明，在美国，由妇女当家的单亲家庭中存在着大量的贫困现象。

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The poverty rate among women in the US rose to 14.5% last year.

去年美国女性的贫困率上升到14.5%。

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Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says the world's goals for peace,security, and sustainable development are at risk until women and girls are freed from poverty and injustice.

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The number of older women in poverty is higher than the number of older men, and grew from 9.5 to 11.2 percent.

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Over 17 million women lived in poverty in 2010, compared to 12.6 million men.

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It would also go a long way toward lifting more women out of poverty.

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