THE FINANCIAL GENDER GAP

The Financial Gender Gap: Understanding, Unpacking, and Uprooting Economic Inequality > “The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.” — Alice Walker The financial gender gap isn’t just about unequal pay; it encompasses a labyrinth of systemic inequalities embedded in how societies view money, power, and gender. Despite progress, women across the world continue to earn, save, invest, and retire with less than men. This deeply rooted disparity limits global economic growth, individual freedom, and intergenerational wealth transfer. To truly tackle this imbalance, we must delve beyond numbers and dissect the cultural, political, historical, and psychological forces keeping the scales uneven. The Foundations of the Financial Gender Gap Historical Exclusion from Financial Systems For centuries, women were systematically excluded from economic decision-making and ownership. From being denied the right to own land or open a bank account to being viewe...