Rebecca Solnit’s article (Which woman hasn’t been bombarded by unsolicited help from men?, 20 October) will strike a chord with many women. But it’s not men alone who labour under the misapprehension that women can’t manage to get anything “important” done on their own. One of my bank accounts is in joint names with my husband. The bank regularly sends emails to each of us – inviting my husband to consider investments and private banking, and me to think about insurance.
Do all banks still presume the man to be in charge of making the most of joint money, leaving the woman to deal with home and family matters? It’s certainly not the case for us, and one day I shall point this out to the bank.
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