#131: Financial wellness, gender equity, and saving for retirement with Hayley James

Hayley James is Senior Research Fellow in the Centre for Personal Financial Wellbeing at Aston Business School. Hayley’s research interests concern sociological perspectives on money, finance and value, and how they intersect with gender, ageing and the lifecourse. We cover the following: 01:16 The importance of financial wellbeing 01:59 The asset economy and financial engagement 04:40 Gender and financial systems 05:50 Defining financial wellbeing 09:10 Subjective vs. objective financial wellbeing 11:54 Interdisciplinary approach to personal finance 19:07 Gender neutral to gender friendly finance 24:29 Challenges in retirement planning 26:20 Challenges of imagining later life 27:09 The Impact of financial literacy and support systems 31:30 Gender norms and financial decision making 35:42 Policy and financial education for women 39:41 The role of community in financial education 41:31 Implications of the recent UK budget 45:03 Future research in personal finance 46:21 Rethinking retirement 50:08 Conclusion and final thoughts ***