Financial Freedom For Her

Indian women have been remarkable savers but still, women’s participation in household finances has been mostly limited to managing everyday budgets on a fixed sum that is shared with them. Women are either not allowed to take money decisions on their own or do not feel confident enough. The latter can be perhaps solved by working to spread financial literacy among women. On the occasion of International Women’s Day, Outlook Money along with Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund organised a webinar to discuss how financial literacy can empower women. The panellists for the discussion were Kamayani Aniruddh Nagar, head of retail sales, Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund; Kiran Telang, certified financial planner (CFP), a Sebi-registered investment advisor and an author; and Shweta Jain, CFP and founder and CEO, Investography Pvt Ltd, and an author. The session was moderated by...