"Girls can be bombarded with pressure to spend rather than to save in ways that boys are not, Chelsea Emery writes. Parents can help their daughters learn to be financially savvy by encouraging entrepreneurial activities, signing them up for Girl Scouts and teaching them about needs versus wants." read more at: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/10/moneypack-women-daughters-idUSL1E8GLGSC20120710