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Helping women gain the tools to manage their finances independently and confidently, this is the driving idea behind GBFE – Gender Balance in Financial Education, a European project funded by the Erasmus+ programme, promoted by Fondazione Arezzo Innovazione and coordinated by OpenCom. The final conference took place on 30 September at the University of Siena – Arezzo Campus, as part of a lecture by Professor […]

Financial education isn’t a specialist hobby. It’s the basic grammar of everyday choices, such as a current account, a monthly payment, or an insurance policy, that shapes autonomy, safety, and opportunity. Yet across Europe, a gap persists between women and men. Surveys and tests show lower average scores for women and, crucially, lower confidence in their own

There’s something quietly powerful about seeing a group of women gathered around a table in the late afternoon, talking about budgets, savings, and digital tools to manage their money. Not because money isn’t part of their lives — it always has been — but because financial education is often wrapped in jargon and dense graphs,

Managing household expenses, steering clear of online scams, putting aside even modest amounts of money, assessing a loan with care, or choosing suitable insurance cover: these are everyday decisions that can make a real difference. Yet many women in socially and economically vulnerable situations often lack the chance to build the skills needed to face

Managing money is not just about numbers. For many women living in fragile social and economic conditions, it means independence, security, and the ability to make choices for themselves and their families. This idea inspired the Handbook developed within the European project GBFE – Gender Balance in Financial Education, promoted under the Erasmus+ programme by