In which I get quoted… However, Monika Halan, certified financial planner, consulting editor at Mint and author of financial advice book Let’s Talk Money, says that despite this, financial decision-making is still often left to male family members. ‘That crucial difference between saving and investing is really the key to female empowerment,’ Halan (pictured)...
Women are conditioned to stay away from money management but it harms their future selves to delegate this one thing
Women's day is a reminder not to get sucked into doing even more work.
Nothing much has changed in the Indian home when it comes to women and work. The home likes the income but not the work. My oped in Mint
Women cannot afford to not be in control of their money. Here's how to begin the coneversation.
Expense Account, Mint Talk about money management to most women and you get the eye roll, the head shake and the disparaging half laugh that says—what, me, manage money? I get a variety of responses when I’m introduced as a personal finance writer. I get the self-deprecating confession: Oh, I know nothing about it—I simply...
Expense Account, Mint How much do you think you will walk away with if you get a divorce?” I’ve asked this question to many women and the answer has always been a naïve “half.” On 23 March, the cabinet cleared the Marriage Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2010, and if Parliament passes it, married women in India...