ABSTRACT
A major challenge facing South Africa slightly more than a decade after the end of the apartheid era is the eradication of deep poverty among its citizens. The incidence of poverty is a concern that is arguably most widespread and affects the largest numbers of people. Behind the veil of the statistics of poverty lurks the
naked revelation that women are the most affected group of people. However, most approaches to the eradication of poverty are insensitive to the gender dimension of poverty (Taylor, 1997). This concern highlights the fear that existing systemic inequalities between men and women may be accentuated.
