On 27th of March 2025 we organized an event with the topic: “MONEY MEETUP: Women and Money“ to create a space where women can learn and talk about money and money related topics.
Regarding the topics „financial independence and financial security of women“ and „how to overcome gender, pay, investment and STEM career gap“ valuable data, insights and recommendations have been shared with attendees by the speakers:
– Karolina Herbut, ICF ACC Herbut, Financial educator&mentor, ICF ACC coach, Entrepreneur, Co-founder at Prospera and CEFIN,
– Iris Litschauer, Business Coach and Consultant, Entrepreneur
– Rebecca Spanos, Co-founder of @NIWA (Network of International Women in Austria)
– Romana Wochl, Co-founder at Prospera.
Through a panel discussion and money talks in small groups we covered the following topics:
– Gender biases and stereotypes women face at the workplace and being an entrepreneur,
– Why are more women in less paying career fields, and less women/girls are choosing a career in fields with a higher income (like STEM),
– Why there are less women in entrepreneurship and management positions.
But also:
– How to overcome the gender pay gap, how to speak up and negotiate for a raise,
– How women can advance in their career,
– Investment gap, women’s attitude towards money and financial habits,
– Generally how all these topics affect women’s short and long term financial stability and independence and what they can do about it.
After the formal part of the event the participants continued the discussion through networking. With this event Prospera celebrated also the Global Money Week. The event was also part of Impact Hub Vienna’s Wellbeing Week.
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