gender differences and preferences for sustainable finance

Primary objective: To explore whether sustainable financial products can increase female participation in financial markets, as well as the extent of this impact and the underlying mechanisms in terms of risk, profitability, timing and sustainability.  

Secondary objectives
* To identify potential barriers, such as long-term payment release, that may hinder female participation in sustainable investments. 

• To examine the relationship between empathy and sustainable investment behavior by analyzing whether investors who score high on empathy scales prefer sustainable financial products. 
  
  
• To investigate the connection between cooperativeness and sustainable investment behavior by examining whether individuals who score high in cooperativeness favor sustainable financial products. 
  
  
• To assess the relationship between openness and sustainable investment behavior by determining whether individuals high in curiosity and creativity tend to choose sustainable financial products.