Kiran Telang | Age 46 | Financial Planner Assets Under Advice 100 Families Practising Since 2006 *** The theme for International Women’s Day in 2023 is #EmbraceEquity. For author and certified financial planner Kiran Telang, embracing equity starts at home, and that includes their participation in the family’s finances. That’s because women bring their uniqueness to the family finances and have a role to play for an equitable household financial management, she says. It All Begins At Home How women deal with financial matters depends a lot on the openness of the family. Telang says, “Many families do not carry out financial discussions with daughters. In fact, in many families, money is a taboo subject.” At other times, women themselves do not want to take on the added responsibility of dealing with finances, as they are already burdened with other responsibilities at home, she says. At the end, husbands perform financial duties and are the financial decision-makers in most households. Telang insists that it is important for women to take a lead in...