المرأة و ظاهرة الفقر : دراسة سوسيولوجية لمعاناة المرأة في الأسر الفقيرة

Abstract EN

The phenomenon of poverty continues to be one of most important and serious one that demands priority of research and critical analysis.

This is because the phenomenon of poverty is so evident and so complicated since it is anchored to other serious social problems and sufferings.

Besides, it is ever increasing and expanding in its magnitudes and nature, despite national and international efforts to contain its implications.

One important manifestation of poverty is what is known as (the femaleface – of –poverty)., in the sense that women are mostly suffer from poverty.

This study utilized the social survey method by which a random sample of 1028 women from poor families in villages and centers of sharqiya Province (Egypt) were selected randomly.

The sample was designed and selected in cooperation with the Statistical Unit of the National Social and Criminal Research Center in Cairo .

The study used the structured questionnaire tool for data collection.

The study reveals that the most important circles of sufferings that women face in poor households are : caring for family members, disease, and education of children.

The study noticed an increase in the number of poor women after the government adopted (structural adjustment policies, austerity programs and privatization).

All these resulted in the withdrawal of the State from the field of social welfare, and specifically from the areas of health and education, and left poor women seeking various ways to fulfil these obligation..

One of the most important findings of the study showed that women bear all household burdens, the participation of the husband did not exceed 1.7%.

The study demonstrated that poor women suffering from chronic diseases is 48.1 %.

This in addition to the care of patients where the proportion of people who suffer from chronic diseases within the family and the poor countries 62.9 %, the disease is the other face of poverty.

Also the study revealed that poor families suffer from the burden of supporting their sons and daughter to continue their education, almost 81.7% were not able to pay school fees to their children.