Episode 44
ADHD & Money, Petrol Pain & Kim Kardashian’s Auction for Women’s Legal Aid
Join us for Episode 44 of Feminist Money as we discuss:
1. Feature: How surging petrol costs widen the gender pay gap, burden sole mums, care workers, and remote communities, and threaten food security and health access.
2. Research: Why managing finances can feel impossible with ADHD, from impulsive spending to late fees, and the extra challenges women face in managing the ADHD tax.
4. International: Why investing in women and girls is essential for resilient growth, public health, and economic stability, according to World Economic Forum leaders at Davos.
5. Pop Culture: The reality TV star, Kim Kardashian, donates her clothing from the legal drama TV series, All’s Fair, to fund women's legal aid.
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(1.21) Why rising fuel prices are hurting women’s wallets
How surging petrol prices hurt women’s economic security, Women’s Agenda, 27 March 2026
Fuel surcharges across a broad range of industries are adding to consumers' financial stress, ABC Australia, 27 March 2026
Australian women resorting to using wet wipes or bread instead of period products as fuel costs spiral out of control, 9 News, 24 March 2026
Why investing in women’s organizations is critical during crisis: Five stories of resilience, UN Women, 15 July 2024
(6.04) Research on managing money with ADHD and why women pay the ADHD tax
'Managing my finances with ADHD felt overwhelming', BBC News, 27 March 2026
Different minds, shared challenges: making debt support more inclusive, StepChange, October 2025
‘I've lost over £4,000 because of the ADHD tax’, BBC News, 18 January 2024
(10.14) WEF Davos says Gender Equality = Smart Economics
Gender equality is smart economics. It's time to invest accordingly, World Economic Forum, 16 March 2026
10 things you didn't know about Davos, BBC News, 21 January 2019
(16.05) Kim Kardashian Auctions Her Wardrobe for Women’s Legal Aid
Kim Kardashian to Auction Off ‘All’s Fair’ Wardrobe to Fund Free Legal Services to Women, Hollywood Reporter, 26 March 2026
Celebrity clothes auctions – how your charity can make the most of them, The Guardian, 27 August 2014
Kim Kardashian Is Auctioning Off Her All’s Fair Wardrobe, Elle, 27 March 2026