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:20260922T062114Z - 76931@fwa DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20210405T123000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20210405T133000 CREATED:20260922T062114Z DESCRIPTION:CLOSING THE GENDER GAP WITH THE POWER OF FINANCIAL LITERACY\, A Panel Discussion\, 5 April 2021\, 12.30pm – 1.30pm\nFWA Women Empowe red Impact (WEimpact) pillar is pleased to host a dynamic huddle on “Clo sing the Gender Gap with the Power of Financial Literacy” with Ms Jean C hia\, 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 Wok e Salaryman. The discussion will be moderated by Ms Jean Chong\, FWA Singa pore Executive Committee – sub-committee for WEimpact . In December 2020 \, FWA WEimpact pillar invited our members to participate in a Financial L iteracy survey. The results and recommendations would be submitted to the Singapore Government’s consultation process on gender equality issues in Singapore and subsequently\, the release of the White Paper later this ye ar. The gravity and importance of Financial Literacy has become more criti cal in the aftermath of COVID19. Building on this agenda\, the panel discu ssion hopes to address key elements in helping to bridge the gap whilst le aning on overarching survey findings. Gender gap in financial literacy may contribute to the differential levels of retirement preparedness between women and men 97% of our members regard financial planning as highly impor tant but nearly half does not feel sufficiently prepared for retirement. H ow can and when should millennials start preparing themselves for retireme nt especially when retirement needs forecasting comes with unpredictabilit y? Obligations to family members as opposed to knowledge is cited as one o f the top factors limiting women’s ability to be more financially litera te. Can the role of household decision making help reduce gender gap in Fi nancial Literacy? Upon starting one’s career\, ‘family’ is cited as the top factor influencing how one manages their salary. How can parents b e more involved and engaging in being this role model? Family and schoolin g are major drivers to improving financial [...] DTSTAMP:20260922T062114Z 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