Download or read book Women and Poverty in Ireland written by Brian Nolan and published by Combat Poverty Agency. This book was released on 1999 with total page 91 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study of Ireland examines the increasing risk of poverty among female-headed households; the interaction of low pay and household poverty; and the incidence of hidden deprivation experienced by women within households. It draws extensively on the 1994 Living in Ireland survey, a national survey of over 4000 households undertaken to explore the extent of poverty in Ireland.