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Mar 2025
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Mind the gap: gender and financial liter...

EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
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We need financial literacy to make good financial decisions. But did you know that half of Europeans have low financial literacy levels, and that 60% of them are women? Our host Stefania Secola talks to Annamaria Lusardi from Stanford University about what financial literacy is, why it matters and how we can improve it, especially among women. The views ex ... Show More
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