BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//PYVOBJECT//NONSGML Version 1//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Asia/Singapore BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20000101T000000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=1 TZNAME:+08 TZOFFSETFROM:+0800 TZOFFSETTO:+0800 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20261012T065413Z - 58735@fwa DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20210405T123000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20210405T133000 CREATED:20261012T065413Z DESCRIPTION:CLOSING THE GENDER GAP WITH THE POWER OF FINANCIAL LITERACY\, A Panel Discussion\, 5 April 2021\, 12.30pm – 1.30pm\nFWA Women Emp owered Impact (WEimpact) pillar is pleased to host a dynamic huddle on “ Closing the Gender Gap with the Power of Financial Literacy” with Ms Jea n Chia\, CIO and Head of Portfolio Management and Research Office for Bank of Singapore and Mr He Ruiming and Mr Wei Choon Goh\, Co-Founders of The Woke Salaryman. The discussion will be moderated by Ms Jean Chong\, FWA Si ngapore Executive Committee – sub-committee for WEimpact . In December 2 020\, FWA WEimpact pillar invited our members to participate in a Financia l Literacy survey. The results and recommendations would be submitted to t he Singapore Government’s consultation process on gender equality issues in Singapore and subsequently\, the release of the White Paper later this year. The gravity and importance of Financial Literacy has become more cr itical in the aftermath of COVID19. Building on this agenda\, the panel di scussion hopes to address key elements in helping to bridge the gap whilst leaning on overarching survey findings. Gender gap in financial literacy may contribute to the differential levels of retirement preparedness betwe en women and men 97% of our members regard financial planning as highly im portant but nearly half does not feel sufficiently prepared for retirement . How can and when should millennials start preparing themselves for retir ement especially when retirement needs forecasting comes with unpredictabi lity? Obligations to family members as opposed to knowledge is cited as on e of the top factors limiting women’s ability to be more financially lit erate. Can the role of household decision making help reduce gender gap in Financial Literacy? Upon starting one’s career\, ‘family’ is cited as the top factor influencing how one manages their salary. How can parent s be more involved and engaging in being this role model? Family and schoo ling are major drivers to improving financial [...] DTSTAMP:20261012T065413Z LOCATION:Financial Women's Association (Singapore)\, 111 North Bridge Road\ ,\, #21-01 Peninsula Plaza\,\, Singapore 179098\, Singapore SUMMARY:CLOSING THE GENDER GAP WITH THE POWER OF FINANCIAL LITERACY\, A Pan el Discussion\, 5 April 2021\, 12.30pm – 1.30pm END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR