International Women's Day: Why are fewer women investing than men?

The gap between the amount invested by men and women widened again this year to £567bn, £54bn more than last year and largely due to young men investing far more than young women. Only nine per cent of women aged 18-24 invest, compared to 22 per cent of young men, research conducted by Boring Money that surveyed 6,486 adults found. It persists throughout all age groups, reaching its widest between 25-34, with 18 per cent of women that age investing compared to 37 per cent of men. The report from Boring Money also highlighted the importance of the gender pay gap in creating the investment gap, noting that the average personal income in the UK is £24,000 for women and £32,000 for men. Read the full story here ⬇️ https://www.cityam.com/uks-gender-investment-gap-now-bigger-than-the-entire-gdp-of-argentina/ Get more of City A.M. 👇 🌐 http://www.cityam.com X(formerly Twitter): http://twitter.com/CityAM Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/cityam Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/city_am LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/cityam #internationalwomensday #investing #genderpaygap #paygap #investment #uknews #ukeconomy #trending #trendingnews