Conference

Third TA’raabet Conference: »Gender and Financial Education«

The Harriet Taylor Mill-Institute of HWR Berlin (HTMI) is pleased to host the third and final annual TA’raabet conference on gender within the DAAD sponsored Ta’ziz Partnership, which is part of the scientific collaboration between the Université de Tunis, El Manar (UTM), IPE (Institute for International Political Economy of HWR Berlin) and HWR Berlin.

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21.10.

Uhrzeit

Campus Schöneberg
Haus B Room B 4.44
Badensche Straße 50–51
10825 Berlin

Please register by October 17 using the form below.

HTMI Berlin

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The conference will promote the exchange between academics and students at UTM and HWR Berlin. The topic of this year’s conference will be “Gender and Financial Education”.

The lectures will all be followed by a Q&A-session with the audience and/or exchange with colleagues within the field. 

The target group of the conference are professors, researchers, doctoral candidates and students. 

Programme

09:00 | General Welcome

09:10 | Welcome by the First Vice President of Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Recht Berlin (HWR Berlin), Prof. Dr. Sabrina Schönrock (requested), and by Prof. Dr. Arafet Farroukh, Department of Economics, Université de Tunis El Manar (UTM)

09:30 | Introductory Lecture
“From Financial Literacy to Gender Justice: Why Women Need More than Financial Knowledge” by Dr. Sally Peters (Executive Director, IFF e.V. Hamburg)

Moderation: Christin Malinowski (Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Berlin)

10:15 | Break & informal talks

10:45 | First Session

  • “How Do Financial Education Policies by Brazil’s Financial Regulators Address Gender Disparities in Financial Literacy?” by Paula da Cunha Duarte et al.
  • “Bridging the Gap: Gender and Financial Education in Tunisia Opportunities and Challenges” by Prof. Dr. Arafet Farroukh (UTM)

Moderation: Christin Malinowski (Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Berlin

12:00 | Lunch Break

13:30 | Second Session

  • “Healthy Finances for Women Transitioning into Parenthood“ by Stine Berlin (Charité Berlin, Forschungsbereich Geschlechterforschung in der Medizin)
  • “How to Overcome Financial Problems Due to Unpaid Care Work?” by Prof. Dr. Ulrike Knobloch (HWR Berlin)

Moderation: Prof. Dr. Arafet Farroukh (UTM)

14:40 | Break

14:50 | Third Session

  • "What experiences do multi-ethnic female entrepreneurs have with alternative forms of financing?" by Dr. Melissa Mesek, Ph.D., M.Sc., B.A., A.F.H.E.A. (Lecturer in Entrepreneurship and Innovation; Department of Management, Glasgow School for Business and Society)
  • “Private Equity Funds as a New Extractive Business Model for Buy-outs of German Healthcare Centers and Its Gender Effects” by Prof. Brigitte Young

Moderation: Prof. Dr. Jennifer Pédussel Wu (HWR Berlin)

16:00 | Closing Remarks

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