About this episode

Rebecca Robertson debunks the myth that women are bad with money and explores the historical and systemic factors contributing to this perception.

Are women bad with money?! In this solo episode Rebecca Robertson takes apart one of the most damaging myths in personal finance. The short answer is no. Women are not bad with money. The system was built to leave them out of it. Rebecca traces the myth back through history, from a time when women could not open a bank account without a husband present, to the classroom narrative that girls are no good at maths. Then she shares her own story: dyslexic, an F in maths and three GCSEs, now an independent financial adviser looking after more than a hundred clients. This is a personal and practical look at why so many women say they're bad with money despite making strong financial decisions every day. Rebecca unpicks the difference between a confidence gap and a competence gap, explains why "I haven't been taught yet" is more honest than "I'm just no good at this", and shows how reframing the story from "bad with money" to "under supported with money" changes everything. She also gets specific about the numbers. The gender pension gap, the higher rate of career breaks among women and the tendency to hold long-term savings in cash all compound over time, which means women often need…

People in this episode

Host: Rebecca Robertson

Topics covered

• financial myths
• women and money
• confidence gap
• competence gap
• financial literacy
• gender pension gap

Keywords

• women and finance
• financial decisions
• dyslexia
• math skills
• financial adviser
• career breaks
• long-term savings
• financial responsibility

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