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Gender-targeted investment advice is less about female empowerment, more about acknowledgement

Claudia Chong
Published Wed, Mar 9, 2022 · 09:50 PM

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    THE first investing masterclass I attended, at the age of 21, left a deep impression on me. But not because of the insights I gained.

    During a break for refreshments, I saw, for the first time, men queuing up for the washroom while the cubicles in the female toilet were completely empty.

    This dearth of females is representative of the so-called "gender investing gap" - an opportunity that financial institutions are pouncing on.

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