Many poor women worldwide do not have access to commercial credit and have been trained only in traditionally female skills that produce low wages. These factors have contributed to the __________, whereby women around the world tend to be more impoverished than men.

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The term that best describes this phenomenon is the "global feminization of poverty," which refers to the disproportionate amount of women living in poverty worldwide. Lack of access to credit and limited opportunities for skill development have contributed to this trend. Choice A is incorrect because "global feminization stratification" is not a commonly used term to describe this phenomenon. Choice B is close, but not specific enough - while women may work in traditionally female-dominated occupations, the key issue is that these jobs tend to pay lower wages than male-dominated occupations. Choice D is also incorrect because there is no widely recognized term or concept referred to as the "global feminization of economics."

Many Poor Women Worldwide Do Not Have Access to Commercial