The QV Women’s Centre is committed to building women’s money management skills and confidence to secure their financial future.
Research shows that women’s financial health is affected by:
- Earning less than men
- Working in lower-paid and casual jobs
- Retiring from the workforce with about half as much money as men.
The success of the program demonstrates that women are keen to seek topic specific, independent information in plain language. The seminars delivered topic specific information to women across key life stages.The project consists of
- Free ‘Steps to securing your financial future’ workshops across Victoria; and
- Free ‘Women & Money’ seminars at QV Women’s Centre and two regional centres
Since the program commenced in 2008, there has been an overwhelming response to both the workshops and seminars with
- 518 women participating in 54 workshop courses across rural, regional and metropolitan Victorian location
- 1,320 women attending 28 seminars
The Women’s Financial Literacy Program is a three year partnership program delivered by the QV Women’s Centre in partnership with the Victorian Government’s Office of Women’s Policy and WIRE-Women’s Information.
In 2010 a further 27 Steps to securing your financial future workshop courses will be held across the State and 10 Women & Money Seminars at QV Women’s Centre. For the first time, the QV Women’s Centre will extend the Seminars to Traralgon and Geelong.
For more information, contact
Lyn Hall | Project Officer | T: (03) 8668 8106 | E: women.money@qvwc.org.au
