Follow us, not? Gender differences in financial literacy within the global leader of gender equality
Gender differences in financial literacy are examined in this research. A considerable body of research suggests women are inferior to men when it comes to financial literacy. Various social factors (e.g., gender inequality) are typically attributed as antecedents of this reality. We set out to inve...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:1a618330dd6343ab8855f46128be7ba3 2024-02-04T10:01:23+01:00 Follow us, not? Gender differences in financial literacy within the global leader of gender equality Sigurdur Gudjonsson Kari Kristinsson Inga Minelgaite 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z https://doaj.org/article/1a618330dd6343ab8855f46128be7ba3 EN eng Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Center https://jssidoi.org/jesi/article/1029 https://doaj.org/toc/2345-0282 2345-0282 10.9770/jesi.2022.10.2(21) https://doaj.org/article/1a618330dd6343ab8855f46128be7ba3 Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Issues, Vol 10, Iss 2, Pp 351-361 (2022) Environmental sciences GE1-350 Technological innovations. Automation HD45-45.2 article 2022 ftdoajarticles 2024-01-07T01:35:49Z Gender differences in financial literacy are examined in this research. A considerable body of research suggests women are inferior to men when it comes to financial literacy. Various social factors (e.g., gender inequality) are typically attributed as antecedents of this reality. We set out to investigate whether gender differences in financial literacy are present in Iceland, the most gender-equal country in the world. If financial literacy is based on social norms and issues, gender differences in financial literacy should be less in countries like Iceland, where women are highly economically and otherwise empowered. Using a representative sample from the Icelandic population and controlling for a host of factors, we find women to be less financially literate than men despite substantial gender equality in Iceland. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles |
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Gender differences in financial literacy are examined in this research. A considerable body of research suggests women are inferior to men when it comes to financial literacy. Various social factors (e.g., gender inequality) are typically attributed as antecedents of this reality. We set out to investigate whether gender differences in financial literacy are present in Iceland, the most gender-equal country in the world. If financial literacy is based on social norms and issues, gender differences in financial literacy should be less in countries like Iceland, where women are highly economically and otherwise empowered. Using a representative sample from the Icelandic population and controlling for a host of factors, we find women to be less financially literate than men despite substantial gender equality in Iceland. |
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Sigurdur Gudjonsson Kari Kristinsson Inga Minelgaite |
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Follow us, not? Gender differences in financial literacy within the global leader of gender equality |
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follow us, not? gender differences in financial literacy within the global leader of gender equality |
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