Provoked Magazine: Why Financially Prepared Women Still Don’t Feel Safe
The numbers say they’re financially prepared, but their nervous systems aren’t convinced.
Dr. Courtney Crisp, a clinical psychologist and author of the forthcoming Feminist Perspectives on Women, Money, and Psychology, said our “relationships with money are shaped by both personal life experiences and broader historical and social context.” Childhood messages, marriage and divorce, having children, work experiences, and other major life events can all influence women’s relationships with money.
Because women are more likely to experience caregiving responsibilities, career interruptions, and financial dependence at some point in their lives, those experiences can shape how safe they feel about money long after their financial circumstances have changed. “This is often in ways that reflect structural inequities as much as individual psychology,” she said.