My business co-founder controls most of our company bank accounts because she set them up initially and now I realize I don't actually have equal access to our own money and bringing this up feels like I'm accusing her of something but the power imbalance is making me anxious about every financial decision.
More people experience this than they realize.
When practical arrangements around money management become entrenched, they can create power dynamics that undermine the partnership itself.
“Where Are You with Money and power — who controls resource flows?”
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