4 Ways Women Can Become More Successful Investors

This article was originally published on Fool.com. All figures quoted in US dollars unless otherwise stated.

Back in the last century — which was only 21 years ago — there were limited opportunities for women to learn about investing in the stock market. Many women who were children in the 1950s and ’60s grew up believing that a woman’s place was in the home. No financial education was offered in schools, and young girls were thrown into home economics and sewing classes, while boys attended woodworking or electrical classes — to prepare them for, well, making a living and supporting a family.

But things have changed, thank goodness. Women have claimed full equality, and even though they still earn less per hour than men, they…