“All around the world, there is an age-old myth that women can’t be trusted with money. That we are frivolous over-spenders, incapable of managing the family budgets. It’s a centuries-old stereotype, with its roots in the patriarchal division of labour: men are breadwinners, while women belong at home, with a child on each hip. We are excluded from money matters far too often— dependent on men, and financially illiterate.
Personally, good spending habits were inculcated in me from a young age...even if it was just with my pocket money. My parents instilled in me the habit of prioritising and saving, and the importance of financial education. I remember my first ever earning was prize money in a chess tournament.
ANANYA BIRLA
Musician, Entrepreneur, and Founder, Ikai Asai
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