The Future is Female Investors
Women control over $20 trillion in worldwide spending.
And yet… only 20% of female breadwinners said they were ‘very well prepared’ to make wise financial decisions (versus 45% of their male peers).
Unfortunately, we live in a world where finance is male dominated, complicated by design to perpetuate inequities and exclusion, and downright sexist. If you don’t believe me just look at some of the most common phrases in the financial space: pump and dump, big swinging d*ck, the bull, alpha, spread, position…
But with women controlling so much spending and stepping into more and more leadership positions, it’s time to put our money where our power suits are. Whether you’re determined to get a better grasp on your day-to-day budget or looking to invest for your future, I’m here to inspire and motivate you.
On this episode of Do What You Can For The people, I chat with Emma Jenkins (another one of my favorite financial wizards and educators) about financial literacy and impact investing. We talk about how finance has traditionally worked to intimidate and exclude women despite us femmes having an insane amount of buying and investing power! Emma shares some of her insights, tips and tricks to shed some light on values-aligned spending and mastering personal finance.
THINGS MENTIONED
Wealth Inequality: https://inequality.org/facts/wealth-inequality/
Unemployment-Stock Market Correlation: https://cabotwealth.com/daily/stock-market/unemployment-stock-market-correlation-one-chart/
Managing Personal Finance: https://www.thebalance.com/manage-your-personal-finances-2385812
Dangers of Credit Card Debt: https://www.thebalance.com/dangers-of-credit-cards-960217
Investopedia: https://www.investopedia.com/
Sexist Financial Terms: https://www.ellevest.com/magazine/disrupt-money/sexist-finance-terms
Ellevest: https://www.ellevest.com/
Values-aligned Investing: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/28/values-aligned-investing-has-many-names-lets-decode-the-lingo.html
Non-Financial Risks: https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/global/Documents/Risk/gx-ra-future-non-financial-risk.pdf
ESG Investing: https://www.fool.com/investing/stock-market/types-of-stocks/esg-investing/
Faith-based Impact Investing: https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/backstreet-wall-st-ep-07/
Values-aligned spending: https://www.forbes.com/sites/riankadorsainvil/2019/11/25/aligning-your-money-with-your-values/#5c5cb8b85ac3
Amalgamated Bank: https://www.amalgamatedbank.com/
REGISTER TO VOTE: https://vote.gov/
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Purchasing Power of Women: https://girlpowermarketing.com/statistics-purchasing-power-women/
The Female Economy: https://hbr.org/2009/09/the-female-economy
Women and Investing: https://goop.com/wellness/career-money/why-fewer-women-invest-in-the-financial-market-and-how-to-change-that/
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