# Young female investors’ pots ‘nearly £4,600 bigger than those belonging to men’

By Andrew Prosser — 2026-08-17

Andrew Prosser, head of investments at InvestEngine, said: “These findings are encouraging because they show that when young women do invest, they are highly engaged and are building larger portfolios than their young male counterparts.

“However, with young women still accounting for less than a third of investors, there is a clear gap that needs to be addressed.

“Our own research found that women of all ages are as likely as men to be putting money aside each month, but far less likely to invest it. As a result, only 13 per cent of women told us they have a stocks and shares ISA compared with 23 per cent of men.

“Furthermore, 40 per cent of women said they don’t know how stocks and shares ISAs work, compared with just 29 per cent of men.

“Speaking to our customers, we know that many women have a more cautious attitude to risk and can lack the confidence to take that first step, which is creating a significant investment gap that needs to be bridged.

“The industry and government-backed “Invest for the Future” campaign, designed to help more people take up investing, needs to tackle this gap head-on.

“Making investing simpler, easier to understand and more accessible, alongside improving financial and investing education is key to helping more women get started with investing for their futures.”

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