For today's episode, we sat down with Dr. Mary-Ann Stephenson, Director of the Women’s Budget Group, to discuss women and money.

The UK Women’s Budget Group is the UK’s leading feminist economics think tank that provides evidence and proposes policy alternatives for a gender-equal economy. They are the link between academia, the women’s voluntary sector and progressive economics think tanks.

In this episode we talk about the financial repercussions of unpaid are, the impact of austerity on gender equality, the flaws of classic economics theory and the importance of reforming our childcare system.

We also discuss financial abuse, if you'd like to skip this part, it's from minute 30:00 to minute 38:30. 1 in 5 women in the UK experience financial abuse, if you or someone you know needs help, consult the resources on Surviving Economic Abuse.

Discussed in this episode:

• Universal Credit and financial abuse: exploring the links
• A Home of Her Own: Housing and Women

Recommended books:

• Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st-Century Economist by Kate Raworth 
• Who Cooked Adam Smith's Dinner?: A Story About Women and Economics by Katrine Marcal (Translated by Saskia Vogel)

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