Pa. Banking Dept. to Cooperate with Girl Scouts in Teaching Financial Issues

The Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities (DoBS) has announced it will be partnering with Girl Scouts in the Heart of PA (GSHPA) to provide a series of educational sessions that teach core financial principles and help girl scouts pursuing a variety of merit badges.

Under its Investing in Women initiative, the department is committed to reducing the investment participation gap between men and women and providing noncommercial education on a variety of financial topics. Earlier this year the department released research that looked at the financial habits and attitudes for women...