THE FINANCIAL LITERACY OF WOMAN MANAGER OF SMALL-MEDIUM SIZE ENTERPRISE Agung Dharmawan Buchdadi, Amelia Sholeha, Gatot Nazir Ahmad, Mukson,
Universitas Negeri Jakarta, Indonesia
Universitas Muhadi Setiabudi, Indonesia
Abstract
This research would be important for Indonesia goverment as well as developing countries in examining the competency of female to put more role proportion in SME^s development. This study will examine the financial literacy level of the women manager who lead the small medium sized enterprises. The respondent who join in this research was 48 managers. The instrument used in this research was adopted form Chen and Volpe (1998). The findings show that the manager have some basic knowledge and skills in financial literacy. However, it is noted that the manager have to develop the literacy in financing matters. So, the implication of the findings, perhaps the goverment need to provide the program to enhance the financing skills for the manager to make the SMEs more efficien to obtain the funding that is important to grows up the firms.
Keywords: financial literacy, Women Manager, Small and medium size enterprise
