Women, men, and money: A gendered analysis of financial resilience

Reon Matemane, Michael Machokoto, Tesfaye T. Lemma and Akios Majoni

Economics Letters, 2025, vol. 253, issue C

Abstract: Leveraging data from the 2021–2022 Global Findex surveys encompassing 134 countries, we find evidence suggesting that women face greater difficulty mobilizing emergency funds within 7 and 30 days. This gender gap is more pronounced in emerging markets, bank-based financial systems, and civil law countries, highlighting the need for context-sensitive policy interventions to address institutional constraints and strengthen women’s financial resilience.

Keywords: Gender gap; Emergency funds; Legal origins; Emerging markets (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2025.112352

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