Contents:

Acknowledgement

Introducion

Chapter One

1-1  Concept of Poverty

1-2   Specifying the Lines of Poverty

1-3   Poverty Indicators and Measurements

Chapter Two

Socio-economic Status of Women

2-1 Economic Activity

2-2 Informal Activities

2-3 Population Policies

2-4 Education

2-5 Basic Services for Women (Elec.Power, water and Sanitation)

2-6 Women Empowerment

Chapter Three

Economic Reforms in Yemen, its Impact on Poverty, particularly Women’  Poverty.

3-1 Economic Features prior Initiating Economic Reforms

3-2 Changes in the Economic Indicators due to the Implementation of Economic Reforms Program

3-3 Analyzing the Relation between Economic Reforms Program Procedures and Poverty

3-4 Impact of Economic Reforms on the Family Budget

Chapter  Four

1-4  Estimation of Poverty Lines

2-4 Estimation of Poverty Indicators

3-4 Estimation of Sharpness of Poverty

4-4 Estimation of Poverty Levels

Chapter  Five

Indicators of Femlization of Poverty

Chapter  Six

Estimation of Feminization of Poverty Indicators

6-1 Estimation of most important Poverty Indicators according to Gender

6-2  Estimation of Feminized Poverty Based on Women Status

6-3 Important Economical and Social Indicators in estimating Feminization of Poverty

Chapter  Seven

Conclusions and Recommendations

7-1 Conclusion

7-2 Recommendations