Breaking New Ground: Visionary Women Advancing Financial Health for All
We’re celebrating Women's History Month by honoring three trailblazing women instrumental in advancing the financial health movement over the past two decades – and they’re not done yet.
Mary Ellen Iskenderian | Rewiring Gender Equity Around the Globe
Financial inequity isn’t a problem unique to the U.S. – it’s a global challenge that prevents many women and their families from escaping poverty. How can we empower all women to achieve financial security? Increasing access to financial services and creating women-centered products are integral parts of the solution. Hear Mary Ellen Iskenderian, President and CEO of Women’s World Banking, paint a picture of the challenges facing women across the world and the unexpected solutions required to close the gender gap in financial health.
Alumni Spotlight: Celebrating the Women Shaping Financial Health
In honor of Women’s History Month and 20 years of financial health, we’re highlighting two women who have been a critical part of our journey and progress.
To the Women Who Came Before Me, and Those on Their Way
A personal reflection from our Senior Director, Workplace and Financial Health Equity, on the financial barriers women have endured across generations and how to break the cycle.
Breaking Barriers to Women’s Financial Health
An examination of the state of gender equity in financial health from leaders who’ve lived it and their thoughts on solutions that could help level the financial playing field between men and women.
The Gender Gap in Financial Health
The Financial Health Network’s research has consistently shown a sizable gap in the financial health of men and women. Moreover, recent data found that while financial health improved overall for the country during the pandemic, the gap between men and women actually widened.
Building Economic Security for Women in a Post-Pandemic World
Hear C. Nicole Mason on women’s economic security on the factors driving worse financial outcomes for women, long-term implications of the pandemic on gender equity, and potential solutions to strengthen economic resilience by closing these critical gaps.
To Address the Financial Health Gender Gap, Let’s Fix the Care Economy
New survey data finds lack of affordable, reliable childcare holds women back from working.
The Disparate Impacts of COVID-19 on Women
In this session, a panel of experts will discuss how the cascading economic consequences of the pandemic are reversing years of progress in workplace equity, and may have long-term implications for women’s financial lives for years to come.
The Complexities of Caregiving: Financial Health and the Aging Crisis
Research overwhelmingly shows that health shocks can have dramatic and long-term implications for financial health. This is especially true for the elderly. Among all the statistics, it is clear that there will be more elderly people dependent on fewer younger people with an ever-increasing list of challenges, making financial health for all less attainable.