A Conversation With Aimee Johnson
August 14, 2019 by P.E. Kelly
The idea of the ‘empowerment of women’ would seem by now embedded in our culture, having germinated in protest in the 1960’s and becoming gradually codified into the consciousness of society, and ultimately into the fabric of our lives. But how engrained is it? Just how confident are women today in the quest for equal pay, the hope of career advancement and the potential for personal and economic mobility?
There may be some surprising attitudes counter-swirling behind the veneer of equality. In its seminal 2019 study, Women, Money & Power, Allianz Life sought to highlight evidence from its own body of knowledge that suggests a growing malaise among women that seems to challenge the very foundation of their empowerment.
We spoke with Aimee Johnson, vice-president of financial strategy at Allianz. The study, in part, has identified the emergence of a new and nagging angst, expressed by otherwise accomplished and successful women and shared throughout the strata of age, heritage and wealth. At the heart of it is a diminished sense of financial confidence, provoked by today’s market volatility and validated by the persistent wage-gap and, perhaps, a seemingly reinforced glass ceiling.
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