LISA SEERY

Latinx Heritage Month takes place between September 15 - October 15, and so far I've learned a lot of things from all the amazing Latina women I follow on Instagram.

Like how the Latina pay gap is 46% less than white men and 31% less than white women. 

And not only are Latinas are paid less than white men for doing the very same jobs, but when they do ask for promotions and raises (more often AND at higher rates), they don’t get the same results (source: Lean In). 

Recognizing the Latina Pay ...

There’s been some great news about women breaking the glass ceiling, as from 2021, Jane Fraser will take over as Citigroup CEO, becoming the first woman ever to become CEO of a major global bank. This comes after her 16-year tenure at the company, during which she ran its consumer bank, handled the strategy division and recently oversaw the bank's emergency pandemic response.

A Harvard Business Review study revealed that senior positions in venture capital and private equity, women hold just 6-...

I’ll let you in on a not-so-well-kept secret… there’s a transfer of wealth happening. Women are changing the financial narrative and FAST. More and more studies are being conducted where they are showing women coming in on top when it comes to an increase in overall wealth and with financial planning decisions.

But as women, we still don’t seem to be normalizing conversations about money. Why is that?

Our Ideas of Money are Shaped as Children

Maybe it’s lack of confidence. We weren’t taught ...