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Episode 34

Why Women Fear Retirement, Pay the Price of Motherhood, and Get Punished for Debt

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Join us for Episode 34 of Feminist Money as we discuss:

1. Feature: According to a recent study by a financial institution, women are worried about retirement due to a retirement confidence gap and a long-running financial literacy gap. We explain why blaming women for a lack of financial literacy may not be the best strategy to address the gender retirement gap for all women.

2. Research: The hidden costs that mothers take on, as research finds that motherhood changes how women prioritise money and manage their finances.

3. Campaign: Canada’s development of an economic abuse strategy and why its voluntary nature might be holding it back.

4. International: Women are being jailed in Egypt for the crime of going into debt due to unscrupulous creditors, and the work being undertaken to change it.

5. Pop Culture: As Reese Witherspoon issues a warning about celebrity impersonation scams, we look at these scams and how to protect yourself from them.

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(1.37) The study linking the gender retirement gap to a confidence and financial literacy gap

(6.08) Research finds that motherhood can change how women manage money

(10.58) Canada’s national economic abuse strategy

(14.16) The Egyptian women sent to prison for debts

(17.21) Reese Witherspoon warns of celebrity impersonation scams

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