Our Goals

OUR GOALS

• Address the economic inequality that exists among women and particularly among women of color.

• Increase financial and investment literacy of girls at a young age so that they are aware of the financial responsibilities AND opportunities of post-secondary life, college life, at work, at home and in their communities.

• Teach girls on how being financially independent is key to living a self-determined life.

• Open girls’ minds to view math-focused fields of study as compatible with a career that has a positive impact on the world.

• Spark girls’ enthusiasm for finance at a critical age and make them aware of the societal benefits personal financial knowledge and math-oriented careers can have.

• Close the gender gap in wages, investments and wealth accumulation for all women, particularly for women of color.

• Create the social capital between students and female financial professionals that will enable students to get a jump start on their personal money management behavior and on their college and work lives.

• Increase the number of women studying finance, economics or related computational business field

• Create an early pipeline of female talent so as to Increase the number of women who enter into the financial services industry.

• Provide a pathway to better lifetime money management, academic performance, and college preparation.

• Coach students on resume building

• Provide career discovery by offering job shadowing and/or industry summer internships

• Foster students’ continued growth in finance through their college years and into the workforce

• Create a longitudinal cohort of girls who can network with each other across cities, socio-economic lines and industries. economics, and foster their growth.