DONNE AL QUADRATO
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Donne al Quadrato is a non-profit project aimed at providing financial, legal, professional and personal knowledge, designed and dedicated to women
The Project
A Task Force of Volunteers and Ambassadors active throughout Italy, sharing skills and experience to help other women to
- Manage their own and family finances independently
- Prevent economic violence
- Become conscious protagonists of their own life choices
A concrete support to build independence and security, without delegating any more.
Available you will find:
THE LESSONS CALENDAR
THE 5 “DONNE AL QUADRATO” MODULES
THE D2 DESK TO TALK TO OUR VOLUNTEERS
THE D2 PORTAL WITH INSIGHTS AND SLIDES
TRAINING EVENTS WITH EXPERTS AND INSTITUTIONAL GUESTS
The first answer is that compared to other countries, in Italy women have low financial knowledge and there is also a significant difference between them and men (between 10 and 20 percentage points). The second, no less important, is that women are absolutely capable of managing their own money, even if they often think the opposite. They are more cautious and convinced that they are not up to par and more subjected to so-called “financial anxiety“, feeling uncomfortable in making economic decisions, because they are more aware than men of not knowing enough. They delegate to others what they could do better: in fact, more than 60% of women almost always manage to respect the set budget compared to just over 40% of men. Women are also less inclined to get into debt and when it comes to deciding how to invest, they prefer to inform themselves and rely on the advice of a professional. Yet, only 25% of Italians make financial decisions within the family.
This also explains the so-called Gender Gap on financial knowledge and skills and the employment and salary gap: less than 50% of Italian women have a job and earn 18% less than men. Women therefore have fewer resources available but also, in times of crisis, a more precarious position: in December 2020, out of 101,000 jobs lost, 99% were occupied by women.
Prejudices have existed and still exist even if a radical change is underway in the world of work. a world that changes not only technologically but also culturally and which seems to crack the “glass ceiling”, a metaphor that explains the impossibility of women reaching prominent positions in the corporate sector.
Today women must be protagonists of this evolution towards gender equality, they must seize all job opportunities and demand the same levels of pay as men.
In 2020, there were 1.3 million businesses led by women in Italy, approximately 22% of the total, increasing in the last 5 years by 2.9%, compared to those by men of 0.3%.
The road is long, but each of us has the opportunity to contribute to change and the Women in the Square project is here for this.
COURSE AGENDAS
We propose that you learn something new every day and tackle THEMES RANGING FROM FINANCIAL AND DIGITAL EDUCATION TO ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL WELL-BEING with curiosity, following the lessons of OUR MODULES.
During the Donne al Quadrato courses, don’t be afraid to ask questions and then when you have finished them, try to experience in your daily life the benefits that you can concretely obtain from them.
THE MODULES
Modules 1 and 2 focus on financial and digital education.
They deepen:
– Basic knowledge of financial concepts and instruments
– Notions of saving on current account costs, choosing the most convenient mortgage, balancing income and expenditure by recognising (find a term that can summarise these concepts)
– Knowing how to AVOID the trap of over-indebtedness and make better use of your savings
Modules 3, 4, 5 focus on economic and social well-being, with different objectives:
– Realise or consolidate an entrepreneurial project
– Gaining an ideal job position
– Facing long-term commitments such as choosing your first home
These modules aim to make you competitive in the labour market and push you to make the right choices about more complex investments
Finding your economic independence and realising your career path has implications beyond the private and/or community dimension.
Through increased social participation, you get to contribute to the economic and sustainable growth of the country.
How much is your financial independence worth?
Start your journey of awareness now.
Sign up for the “Donne al Quadrato” courses and change your future.
