Closing the Women’s Wealth Gap: A Life Cycle Approach

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The factors limiting a woman’s abilty to build and preserve wealth are interconnected throughout her life, so why aren’t the solutions? Research shows that a “one-size fits all” approach to closing the women’s wealth gap is infective.

In collaboration with the New York and Regional Asset Funders Network, join this conversation to learn more about leading strategies that can shed light on the challenges that women face in building assets, the historical and structural challenges that disadvantage women especially women of color, opportunities and solutions across a woman’s life span, ensuring women can not only build wealth but pass it on to future generations.

Explore

• The primary drivers of women’s wealth inequities including the historical legacy of wealth inequity
• Promising strategies for action and best practices in addressing the future economic security of women and families
• Why it is important to employ a gender lens and a generational approach to closing the women’s wealth gap
• Promising strategies for action and best practices in addressing the future economic security of women and families
• How philanthropy can play a role

Speakers

• Jhumpa Bhattacharya, Vice President of Programs and Strategy, Insight Center for Community Economic
• Development
• Sandy Darity, Professor of Public Policy, Duke University
• Roz Lee, Vice President, Strategy and Programs, Ms. Foundation
• Camille Emeagwali (Moderator), Vice President of Programs, The New York Women’s Foundation

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