How many articles are out there that celebrate women who were financially smart?

SheThePeople.TV and SBI Mutual Funds hosted She Talks Money, at the Kenilworth Hotel, Kolkata, a platform that aims to equip women with knowledge, resources, and tools which make them more confident with money matters. The speakers at the session were leading figures in the financial sector, who deal with money matters on a professional level […]

The word ‘Finance’ typically means managing money. Like other management theory, it also requires detailed study & analysis. Rather in today’s world, it has become a routine activity, it’s inevitable. One has to essentially learn the art to manage it wisely irrespective of the gender. In today’s millennial generation, there is already a lot of […]

What should we expect from the budget? The nation has a job deficit, and women are slipping from the work force, how can the government change this through important announcements in the budget? To know what lies ahead, it’s important to know the data as we know it. WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS Women are 14% of the […]

We do not need to look much beyond our own families to witness the gross non-participation of women in financial decision-making. India has been a patriarchal society and the responsibility of planning finances has naturally rested on the men of the family. But as the proportion of women in the workforce increases, the desire to […]

Money…show me the money. The first thing to remember in this context is the fact that financial planning is a life skill and is gender neutral. While what we buy with our money maybe different for men and women, the idea of saving and managing finances smartly has nothing to do with our gender. The […]

Historically Indian women have always been ‘savers’. They take charge of expenses to run their household and children’s needs and in turn save a part of it for any contingencies. I’ve often heard my grandmother say that in an emergency she used to dig into her hidden stash. While these methods may not be relatable […]

Is it not strange as most household expenses are under the domain of women, and that men are rarely consulted on a day to day basis? Women are intelligent and capable of handling short term financial decisions, then why don’t they take a step forward and have a say in the long term decisions regarding […]

The She Talks Money Pune edition was all about building confidence in women that they are capable of financial planning. When it comes to saving, investing and planning a financially secure future, women still depend on men in their lives. Be it their brother, husband or father, women often put the reins of personal wealth […]

Those grandmother’s financial lessons for us? Do you remember Piggy bank we got as kids? Our mothers and grandmothers have always been known to the strike the right balance between spending and saving. The most efficient way of running the house, managing the finance, cutting out on unnecessary expenses and sometimes even our pocket money […]