Comments on: Suze Orman criticism http://www.gregkarp.com/blog/2008/02/16/suze-orman-criticism/ Live Rich Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:01:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Greg http://www.gregkarp.com/blog/2008/02/16/suze-orman-criticism/#comment-155 Greg Wed, 05 Mar 2008 20:04:34 +0000 http://www.gregkarp.com/blog/2008/02/16/suze-orman-criticism/#comment-155 I deserve that criticism -- not because I'm sexist but because I tried to stuff too much into one sentence. I meant Suze Orman especially appeals to women, who can benefit from her advice. There are women and men alike who don't pay enough attention to their financial lives. I didn't mean that women needed more help than men. In fact, in many areas of finance women do much better, especially investing, research shows. Sorry I wasn't clearer. I deserve that criticism — not because I’m sexist but because I tried to stuff too much into one sentence. I meant Suze Orman especially appeals to women, who can benefit from her advice.

There are women and men alike who don’t pay enough attention to their financial lives. I didn’t mean that women needed more help than men. In fact, in many areas of finance women do much better, especially investing, research shows.

Sorry I wasn’t clearer.

]]> By: Amy http://www.gregkarp.com/blog/2008/02/16/suze-orman-criticism/#comment-154 Amy Wed, 05 Mar 2008 19:52:02 +0000 http://www.gregkarp.com/blog/2008/02/16/suze-orman-criticism/#comment-154 I recently came across your blog and have been enjoying it. I was disappointed to see you use a tired stereotype about women in you praise of Suze Orman. "...she does far more good than harm. She gets people to listen to her, especially women, who otherwise wouldn’t pay attention at all to their money lives." This kind of gender bias is untrue and unkind. Poor financial decisions are person choices and not prescribed by sex. I recently came across your blog and have been enjoying it. I was disappointed to see you use a tired stereotype about women in you praise of Suze Orman. “…she does far more good than harm. She gets people to listen to her, especially women, who otherwise wouldn’t pay attention at all to their money lives.”

This kind of gender bias is untrue and unkind. Poor financial decisions are person choices and not prescribed by sex.

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