FinPower
Empowering women in sustainable finance through micro learning
High statistically significant difference between men and women in the financial literacy showing women have significantly lower rates of financial literacy than men in Austria, Italy, Portugal, Lithuania, Slovenia, and Romania (OECD international survey of adult financial literacy, 2020, Women are less likely than men to feel confident about financial matters (European Consumer Payment Report, 2020). Gender disparities in financial literacy compound women’s difficulties in securing their financial future and wellbeing (OECD/INFE International survey of adult financial literacy, 2020). Women have particular financial literacy needs than men, because they earn less, save less, and live longer — but are still responsible for the same living expenses men pay.
Objectives
Main Objective: To increase women skills on sustainable financial literacy
Other objectives:
– To increase the capacity and readiness of training institutions to manage an effective shift towards digital education
– To address the needs of women by offering training to women training providers and delivering pilot sustainable finance microlearning
– To decrease the gender inequality in financial literacy
Partners
FH JOANNEUM GESELLSCHAFT mbH; Austria – coordinator
FRAMEWORK Associazione culturale, Italy
DOBA Business School, Slovenia
VŠĮ “Žinių kodas” (Knowledge Code), Lithuania
VITECO SRL, Italy
RIGHTCHALLENGE, Portugal
