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OK, so we've been looking at the___________ of various social and cultural
groups towards the management of their personal finances - how important they feel it is to save money, and what they save their money for. One ___________ that we haven't yet considered is ___________. So if we consider gender issues we're basically asking whether men and
women have different attitudes towards ___________ money, and whether they save money for different things: Back in 1928 the British writer George Bernard Shaw wrote in his Intelligent Women's Guide to Socialism and Capitalism that A man is suppod to understand ___________, economics and finance and is therefore unwilling to accept esntial instruction.' lie also said, 'A woman, having fewer pretensions, is far more willing to learn'. Now, though the days people might question a lot of the ___________ contained in tho statements, recent rearch does suggest that there are some quite ___________ differences between men and women in their attitudes to economic ___________. Let's look at what men and women actually save for. Rearch ___________ of women in North America have found that women are far more likely to save for their children's ___________ and they a
re also more likely to save up in order to buy a hou one day. The same studies have found that men, on the other hand, tend to save for a car, which by the way takes a surprisingly large amount of the houhold ___________ in North America. But the other main ___________ for men when saving money is their retirement. When they're earning, they're far
more likely to put money aside for their old age than women are. Now this is rather ___________
, becau in fact the need for women to save for their old age is far greater than for men. Let's consider this for a moment. To start with, it is a fact that throughout the world, women are likely to live many years longer than men, so they need money to support
them during this time. Since women are ___________ to be the ones left
without a partner in old age, they may therefore have to pay for nursing
care, becau they don't have a ___________ to look after them.
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Furthermore the high divorce rates in North America are creating a ___________ cycle for women. It
is the divorced women who will most often have to look after the children and thus they need more money to look. after not just themlves but others. So what can be done about this situation? The population in North America is likely to contain an increasing number of elderly women. The
rearch ___________ that at prent for women it takes a ___________ to
make them think about their future financial situation. But of cour this is the very worst time for anyone to make important decisions. Women today need to look ahead, think ahead - not wait until they're under ___________
. Even women in their early twenties need to think about pensions, for example, and with increasing numbers of women in professional positions there are ___________ that this is beginning to
happen. Then rearch also suggests that women avoid dealing effectively with their economic situation becau of a lack of ___________. The best way for them to overcome this is by getting themlves properly informed so they are less dependent on other people's advice. A number of ___________ have been t up to help them do this. This College, for example, is one of the educational institutions
关切which offers night class in Money Management, and increasing numbers of women are enrolling on such cours. Here, they can be given advice on different ways of saving. Many women
are unwilling to invest in ___________ and shares, for instance, but the
can be extremely profitable. It is usually advid that at least 70% of a
person's savings should be in low-risk
investments but for the rest, financial advisors often advi taking some
well-informed ___________. Initiatives such as this can give women the
economic skills and knowledge they need for a comfortable, independent retirement. The increasing proportion of elderly women in the
population is likely to have other economic ___________...
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C5T1S4 Training Level 2 OK, so we've been looking at the attitudes of various
______________________ towards the management of their personal
finances - how important they feel it is to save money, and what they save
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is gender. So if we consider gender issues we're basically asking whether men and women have different ______________________, and whether they save money for different things: Back in 1928 the British writer George Bernard Shaw wrote in his Intelligent Women's Guide to Socialism and Capitalism that A man
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特种野猪polities, economics and finance and is therefore unwilling to accept esntial instruction.' lie also said, 'A woman, having fewer pretensions, is far more willing to learn'. Now, though the days
people _________ ___________________________________ contained in
tho statements, recent rearch does suggest that there are some quite fundamental differences between men and women in their attitudes to economic matters.
Let's look at what men and women actually save for. Rearch studies of women in North America have found that ________
____________________________________ their children's education and they are also more likely to save up in order to buy a hou one day. The same studies have found that men, on the other hand, tend to save for a
car, which by the way takes a ______________________
______________________ in North America. But the other main priority for men when saving money is their retirement. When they're earning, they're far more likely to put money aside for their old age than women are.
Now this is rather disturbing, becau in fact the need for women to save for their old age is ______________________ for men. Let's consider this for a moment. To start with, it is a fact that ______________________, women are likely to live many years longer than men, so they need money to support them during this time. Since women are likely to be the ones left without a partner in old age, they may therefore have to pay for nursing care, becau they don't have a spou to look after them.
Furthermore the ______________________ in North America are creating a
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have to look after the children and thus they need more money to look. after not just themlves but others. So what can be done about this situation? The population in North America is likely to contain an increasing number of elderly women. ______________________
at prent for women it takes a crisis to make them think about their future financial situation. But of cour this is the
very worst time for anyone to ______________________
. Women today need to look ahead, think ahead - not wait until they're under pressure. Even women in their early twenties need to think about pensions, for
example, and _________ ___________________________________ in
professional positions there are signs that this is beginning to happen. Then rearch also suggests that women avoid dealing effectively with
their economic situation becau of ______________________. The best
way for them to overcome this is by getting themlves properly
informed so they are less dependent on other people's advice. A number of initiatives have been t up to help them do this. This College, for
代表春天的词语example, is one of the ______________________ which offers night class
in Money Management, and increasing numbers of women are enrolling on such cours. Here, they can be given advice on different ways of saving. Many women ______________________ stocks and shares, for instance, but the can be extremely profitable. It is usually advid that at least 70% of a person's savings should be in low-risk investments but for the rest, financial
advisors often advi taking some ______________________ Initiatives
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proportion of elderly women in the population is likely to have other
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C5T1S3 Training Level 3
OK, so we've been looking at the attitudes of various social and cultural groups ___________________________________________
______________________ - how important they feel it is to save money, and what they save their money for. One aspect that ______________________. So if we consider gender issues we're basically asking whether men and women have different attitudes towards saving money, and whether they save money for different things:
Back in 1928 ______________________George Bernard Shaw wrote in his Intelligent Women's Guide to Socialism and Capitalism that A man is
suppod to understand polities, economics and finance and is therefore ______ ______________________________________.' lie also said, 'A woman,
having fewer pretensions, is far more willing to learn'. Now, though the days people might question a lot of the assumptions contained in tho statements, recent rearch does suggest that _____ _______________________________________ between men and women in their attitudes to economic matters. Let's look at what men and women actually save for. Rearch studies of women in North America have found that women are far more likely to
save for their children's education and ______________________
______________________. The same studies have found that men, on the other hand, tend to save for a car, which by the way takes a surprisingly large amount of the houhold budget in North America.
_____________________________________ when saving money is their retirement. When they're earning, they're far more likely to put money aside for their old age than women are. Now this is rather disturbing, becau in fact the need for women to save for their old age is far greater than for men. Let's consider this for a
moment. To start with, it is a fact that throughout the world, women are likely to live many years longer than men, so they need money to support them during this time. Since women are likely to be
the ones left without a partner in old age, __________ __________________________________, becau they don't have a spou to look after them. Furthermore the high divorce rates in North America are creating a poverty cycle for
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