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Personality traits and gender differences
An extensive body of research shows a significant gap in the financial knowledge and capability between men and women. This report sheds new light on the role of gender in financial capability.
In 2015, CPA Canada conducted a unique survey that linked measures of financial capability with personality traits, providing a new, unique, Canadian perspective on this important topic.