wandering stars

There’s this sort of culture built up around Not Talking About Money for women, and I’d argue that culture is incredibly persistent and also incredibly damaging. Grown-ass women have a hard time talking about money, women have trouble mentoring each other through money problems, and young women often get limited financial education and are just sort of thrown into a shark-infested pool² and left to fend for themselves. As a result, many women struggle with financial problems that are not of their own making, but they’re cast as hapless and unable to perform basic life functions.