Financial Feminism: Looking at the Big Picture of Gender Equality

Welcome back to Don’t Retire... Graduate! We have a very special episode in honor of International Women’s Week. Kara Perez, the founder of Bravely Go, joins us to talk about financial feminism and how we can start breaking down the gender roles and inequalities we see in our culture. 

In this episode we’ll talk about:

• The meaning of financial feminism.
• The difference in financial power between men and women/non-binary individuals. 
• How the wage gap can affect financial security in retirement.
• The importance of having assets in your own name and checking your beneficiary designations. 
• The need for large-scale financial literacy education and where it can come from.
• Gender roles in our culture and their effect on financial equity. 
• Paying down debt and saving money on a low salary. 
• How Kara founded Bravely Go, the feminist financial education company. 
• Looking at personal finance from a broader lens.

Visit brotmanmedia.com/podcasts for a full transcript of this episode.

About Kara Perez:

Kara Perez is the founder of Bravely Go, a feminist financial education company. Bravely Go focuses on bringing actionable, intersectional and accessible financial education to people via pop up events and online community. Kara has been featured in the New York Times, Forbes, NPR, Glamour, ABC Nightline News, and US News and World Report as a financial expert. Additionally, Kara co hosts the award winning podcast The Fairer Cents, which has been named the top money podcast for women by Forbes and The Balance.

Links:
https://www.instagram.com/webravelygo/
https://twitter.com/bravelygo
https://www.facebook.com/webravelygo
https://www.tiktok.com/@webravelygo?lang=en
https://www.bravelygo.co/

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