Lecture Gender differences in financial literacy Florence School of Banking and Finance Lecture Add to calendar 2021-06-29 13:00 2021-06-29 14:00 Europe/Rome Gender differences in financial literacy Online Online YYYY-MM-DD Print Share on Facebook Share on X Share on LinkedIn Send by email When 29 June 2021 13:00 - 14:00 CEST Where Online Online Organised by Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies FBF: Florence School of Banking and Finance In the framework of the Florence School of Banking and Finance's Women in Finance series, Professor Lusardi will present the results of her research on gender differences in financial literacy. The Women in Finance series aims to highlight successful women across different areas of finance, public service, academia, and private sector. In our second event of the series, Professor Annamaria Lusardi will present the results of her research on gender differences in financial literacy: Our data, collected over many years, show that women are less financially literate than men. It is unclear whether this gap reflects a lack of knowledge or, rather, a lack of confidence. We show that women tend to disproportionately respond do not know to questions measuring financial knowledge, but when this response option is unavailable, they often choose the correct answer. We estimate that about one-third of the financial literacy gender gap can be explained by women’s lower confidence levels. These estimates matter; both financial knowledge and confidence can be linked to stock market participation. Links: View the recording of the event Contact(s): Florence School of Banking and Finance Scientific Organiser(s): Florence School of Banking and Finance Speaker(s): Professor Annamaria Lusardi