What does the term ‘feminisation of poverty’ refer to?

1. A Option A: Women's increased chances of being in poverty due to low pay and greater welfare dependency
2. B Option B: The critical deconstruction of poverty by feminist theorists
3. C Option C: The way in which managing a budget and avoiding poverty tends to be a women's responsibility within the home
4. D Option D: The disproportionate number of female sociologists who do research on poverty

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