Ethiopian-Israeli Woman Bridges Financial Literacy Gap for Women
Translated & summarized from TheMarker by baba
Zehava Terkin, the first in her family to earn a degree, is making financial knowledge accessible to women in the Ethiopian community. After recognizing her own financial literacy gaps, she studied business administration and now works as an investment marketer. Terkin aims to bridge financial knowledge disparities within the Ethiopian community, drawing on her personal experiences.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Zehava Terkin is making financial knowledge accessible to women in the Ethiopian community.
- She is the first in her family to pursue higher education.
- Terkin began working at age 14 and grew up with a single mother.
- She studied business administration after realizing her own financial knowledge gaps.
- Terkin draws on personal experience to address financial literacy in the community.
Zehava Terkin, the first in her family to pursue higher education, grew up in Netanya with a single mother and began working at age 14. She realized her lack of financial knowledge when meeting with a pension advisor through her workplace, prompting her to enroll in business administration studies. Today, Terkin works as an investment marketer and makes financial content accessible to women within the Ethiopian community. She stated, "I am well aware of the gaps within the Ethiopian community, and I know from personal experience how to make financial knowledge accessible to parents."
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