GAUGING THE MARKET
WILL WOMEN TAKE OVER THE FINANCIAL MARKETS ?
For years , a woman operating in the financial markets was someone unique . However , in recent years , there has been a dynamic change and women investors is increasing year by year . XTB Group tells us more .
The last three years have been a time when financial markets have become extremely popular . In 2020 , we were dealing with low-interest rates , increased digitisation and lockdown . The last one meant that people had more time to get acquainted with how financial markets work .
However , 2022 is a year of huge volatility in the markets , caused by the tense geopolitical situation . Inflation all over the world took its toll on people and it motivated a large part of society to try to protect the accumulated capital , including through operations in the financial markets .
Financial markets are becoming more feminine
According to data from the XTB investment platform , in 2022 the share of women among new clients was record-breaking . It amounted to 16 %. Until recently , this percentage was much lower , but in recent years it has started to increase . What can cause this ?
“ The gender gap is 68 %,” said Dr . Anna Szczepańska-Przekota from the Koszalin University of Technology . “ This means that , although in the minority , women exist in this industry and the observed growing trend is a positive signal . As the main reason for the growing participation of women , I would point to a change in the attitude of women themselves in the modern world , who are professionally active , creative and take action in areas previously considered the domain of men . There is an aspect of gender competition here , or an attempt to prove that women can achieve success in this field .”
Data on the share of women among all investors are even more interesting , by country
According to XTB data , the largest share of female investors among financial market participants is in Romania – 26 %. This result can be a model for others ,
Women and their investment choices do not differ significantly from what can be observed among men . www . intelligentfin . tech
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