Truth About Men, Women and Money


AOL's family finance editor, Jennifer Openshaw, highlights the gender differences that undermine most women's efforts at building wealth -- or which prevent them from even trying. Take the quiz based on content from 'The Millionaire Zone' and see if you can spot them. Visit Jennifer on AOL.


Women and Money

Women are as optimistic as men about their chances of making a lot of money during their life.

  • True
  • False

Women are better investors than men.

  • True
  • False

Men are just as compulsive when it comes to spending money as women.

  • True
  • False

The primary reason women save less than men is because they spend more of what they have.

  • True
  • False

Men keep more of their money in cash than women.

  • True
  • False

Women are less likely than men to “step outside their comfort zones” to become financially successful.

  • True
  • False

Men have more access to money to start a business than women.

  • True
  • False

Women are now paid about as much as men in the corporate world.

  • True
  • False

Women still lag behind men when it comes to higher education.

  • True
  • False

Women have more money saved in their 401(k) than men.

  • True
  • False

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    Women & Money Poll

    Jennifer Openshaw


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