Webinar: Closing the Gaps
Closing the Gaps is part of the Women's History Month Event Series. Learn about the systemic issues that impact the financial goals of women, especially Black women and women of color.
Topics include:
How the wealth gap impacts the entire economy and how to combat it
Why women have been traditionally less likely to invest in the market, the impact this has had, and how investing can start to close that financial gap
Redefining wealth and class solidarity in the US
The struggle of being the Financial First In Your Family
The resources, support and grace we need to give ourselves as we try to fix centuries of systemic oppression in one generation
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The hosts
Ashley
Ashley Feinstein Gerstley is an author, entrepreneur and feminist who is on a mission to end inequality through financial well-being. She is the creator of the 30-Day Money Cleanse program, which has helped thousands of women cultivate harmonious relationships with money and achieve their financial goals. As a trusted money expert, she has been featured by Forbes, NBC, Glamour and the New York Times, among others.
Cinneah
Cinneah El-Amin is the creator of Flynanced, a debt free travel & financial freedom digital platform where she shares how to travel and build wealth. After years of struggling with overspending, Cinneah took control of her finances and became debt free in 2020. Cinneah has taught hundreds of people how to travel for the low in her signature course, Fly Financially Free.
The Speakers
Berna
Berna Anat is a Financial Hype Woman, which is her made-up way of saying she creates financial education media that lives at @HeyBerna all over the Internet. After slaying her $50,000 debt, she saved up to quit life and has been traveling the world trying to make money fun again ever since. Facts that make her impostor syndrome twerk: Berna has dropped her money mic at venues such as the Girlboss Rally, Google and The Wing, and her work has been featured on platforms such as Forbes, The New York Times, and Buzzfeed. Berna was recently named one of ABS-CBN's Global Pinoy Idols, awarded to the 10 most influential Filipinx people in the United States. Yes, she's Filipina. Yes, she's sure.
Dasha
Dasha Kennedy is an award-winning financial activist for Black Womxn, educator, and creator of The Broke Black Girl, a digital community that provides culturally relevant financial literacy tools to 70,000 black women to help combat the racial and gender wealth gap. Dasha is an advocate for economic justice, cultural competence, and equity in financial education and raises awareness on how systemic oppression affects black women's ability to generate adequate wealth. After quickly climbing the finance industry ranks at 19 and becoming a Senior Accountant by 24, she is backed with over a decade of experience in accounting, personal finance, and debt management that shares through free and paid resources.
Kara
Kara Perez is the founder of Bravely Go, a feminist financial education company. Bravely focuses on bringing actionable, intersectional and accessible financial education to people via pop up events and online community. Additionally, Kara co hosts the award winning podcast The Fairer Cents, which has been named the top money podcast for women by Forbes and The Balance. Kara has been featured in the New York Times, Forbes, NPR, Glamour, ABC Nightline News, and US News and World Report as a financial expert.
Melissa
Melissa is the co-founder and content creator of the Millennial In Debt brand. She has paid over 100,000 dollars in student loan debt on a teacher salary, and is currently teaching millennials how to get out of debt, build generational wealth and earn financial freedom. You can follow her for all things Millennial + money on @Millennialindebt on Instagram and Millennialindebt.com
Yanely
Yanely was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York and is one of the first in her family to graduate college. After two decades of school, she still can't believe that she never had a class about making smart money decisions! Now, she's on a mission to help young people learn about personal finance in a fun and engaging way! After completing Teach For America, Yanely paired her love for teaching with her passion for financial literacy, creating a unique YouTube channel for people to engage with topics like budgeting, managing credit, saving and investing for retirement and more! Yanely serves as the Director of Educational Outreach at Next Gen Personal Finance and is a member of CNBC's Financial Wellness Advisory Council.