Why don't women invest? Pension Confident Podcast E21

Watch episode 21 of The Pension Confident Podcast: Ayesha Ofori, Anna-Sophie Hartvigsen and Lara Oyesanya FRSA discuss why women don't invest. Listen here: https://pod.fo/e/1fcb72 And read the full transcript here: https://www.pensionbee.com/uk/blog/20... Listen to previous episodes here: https://www.pensionbee.com/uk/podcast * Did you know that as well as a gender pay gap and a gender pension gap, there’s also a gender investment gap? According to investment website; Boring Money, in the UK there’s nearly £600 billion more in men’s investment accounts than women’s! Only a third of UK women say they feel confident dealing with their finances. But, is a lack of confidence the reason why only 48% of women invest in the stock market compared to 66% of men, or are other factors at play? To help us explore why women are less likely to invest are this month’s expert guests: Founder and CEO of Propelle; Ayesha Ofori, Co-Founder of Female Invest; Anna-Sophie Hartvigsen, and Independent Non-Executive Director for PensionBee; Lara Oyesanya FRSA. We mention Boring Money’s research shows a £600 billion gender investment gap worldwide - this figure actually only covers the UK! The figures mentioned for the potential returns of savings vs investments were calculated using Santander’s savings and investments calculator. The results were based on taking medium risk and the ‘realistic’ expectation of growth. However, returns can be higher or lower. These are just examples and aren’t guaranteed. Useful links: Episode 21 transcript - https://www.pensionbee.com/uk/blog/20... Why aren’t women investing? - https://www.pensionbee.com/uk/blog/20... Why closing the gender investing gap matters for impact investing - https://www.pensionbee.com/uk/blog/20... Can financial education platforms help close the gender financial literacy gap? - https://www.pensionbee.com/uk/blog/20... How important is financial independence? - https://www.pensionbee.com/uk/blog/20... How can we improve financial health amongst women? - https://www.pensionbee.com/uk/blog/20... Building your financial resilience - https://www.pensionbee.com/uk/blog/20... Episode 3: How do we tackle the gender pension gap? - https://open.spotify.com/episode/4c9S... Other useful resources: Propelle - https://propelle.io/ Female Invest - https://www.femaleinvest.com/mission The history of women and money (GoHenry) - https://www.gohenry.com/uk/blog/news/... Equal Pay Act 1970 (Gov.uk) - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/... Girls get less pocket money than boys (Netmums) - https://www.netmums.com/child/girls-g... Girls just wanna have funds (Female Invest book) - https://femaleinvest.store/en-gb/coll... Savings and investments calculator (Santander) - https://www.santander.co.uk/personal/... * Enjoying the podcast?! Tell us what you think below and give us a rating. As always we’d love to hear your suggestions and feedback. Send us an email: [email protected] Please like, share and subscribe if you like what we're doing! Share your thoughts in the comments box below. PensionBee makes it easy to stay on top of your pension and take back control of your personal finances. Check out our plans and learn more about what we do at: https://www.pensionbee.com/uk (capital at risk) Read our blog for money saving tips, pensions info, and more: https://www.pensionbee.com/uk/blog Or visit Pensions Explained: https://www.pensionbee.com/uk/pension... * Editing: On The Ark