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It is frequently asserted without supporting evidence that 70 percent of the worlds poor are female. This study notes the implausibility of that percentage which would imply some 500 million female poor in excess of male numbers almost entirely among adults. It examines whether there are likely assumptions that could warrant the claim. (EXCERPT) (SUMMARY IN FRE AND SPA)
Alain Marcoux (Sun,) studied this question.