This paper attempts to discuss poverty situation of women in Mexico in order to know if there is feminization of poverty. The paper applies a different model of intra-household distribution of resources: the collective model. In order to avoid the main problems of the conventional analysis of poverty: disregard for gender differentials. This article argues that by changing the model, it is possible to find a significant gender gap in poverty. A higher rate of female poverty is found in male headed households. However, it is not possible to assume that there is a feminization of poverty because the concept is not useful to describe the situation of female poverty. Finally, the paper provides some suggestions about the onward steps in researching this subject.