A cross-country study examining how financial literacy varies for women across Eastern Europe — and what that variation means for their attitudes toward money and day-to-day financial behaviour.
The client wanted a defensible, publishable study examining how financial literacy varies for women across Eastern European countries — and what that variation means for their attitudes toward money and day-to-day financial behaviour.
The brief was open: design the methodology, run the study, synthesise findings into a research article that would hold up to scrutiny.
Scoped the research question with the client and translated it into a workable methodology — a mixed approach combining secondary literature review, quantitative survey design, and qualitative depth.
Designed the cross-country survey instrument with attention to translation, cultural framing, and the economic context differences that would otherwise distort comparability.
Coordinated data collection across multiple Eastern European markets; ran data validation, cleaning, and statistical analysis.
Layered qualitative insight onto the quantitative patterns to explain why the country-level differences existed — not just that they did.
Wrote the final research article in publication-ready form, with full methodological transparency and clear cross-country visualisations.
Delivered a research article the client described as "exceptional… more than met our expectations."
The findings became reference material for the client's ongoing programme work in financial education for women.
★ ★ ★ ★ ★"We hired Oleksandra to design and conduct a research study about financial literacy among women in Eastern Europe. The project examined the differences between countries, understanding women's attitudes toward money and their financial management behaviour. Oleksandra worked on this research for over a year and, in the end, delivered an exceptional research paper that more than met our expectations."
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