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Male-Female Differences Around Money: Understanding Two Different Cultures

Introduction: Rob Becker's Show, "Defending the Caveman": male-female differences traced to men being hunters and women gatherers. But there's a lot more:

  • Socialization Patterns
    • Different sense of boundaries
    • Competition Vs. Cooperation
    • Different defenses re feeling needy, vulnerable
    • Training, confidence and competence around money issues
  • Financial Power in Adulthood
  • Defenses around Confidence:
    • Overconfidence vs. Underconfidence
    • Assigning blame and taking credit
  • Different burdens around Money and Work
    • Provider burden vs. superwoman burden
  • Different fears
    • Bag Lady nightmares vs. more limited fears
  • Power, control and Decision-Making in the family
    • Hierarchical or autonomous vs. cooperative, collaborative, democratic.
  • Styles of decision-makiong
    • Jung's thinking vs. feeling types
  • Investment Styles
    • Risk-taking vs. Risk-aversion
  • Selection of Financial Advisors
    • "Just the facts, ma'am" vs. Search for Trusting Relationship
  • Styles of Philanthropic Giving
    • Status vs. connection
  • How the Money is Kept
    • Merged vs. separate: connection vs. autonomy.
  • Communication Styles
    • Eye contact or not?
    • Who's to blame? And
    • Healing styles: space vs. contact.

Our task: building bridges between these two different cultures.