Matt Walsh is head of Lifeplan Funds Management at Australian Unityand has been involved in the financial services industry for 20 years. As a student, Matt was struck by quote “Women hold up half the sky”. He holds the view that the financial system is structured around the economics of individuals, whereas the true ‘economic unit’ is the family. In this unit, women typically hold up half the finances – for instance, as mothers, they are the unpaid ‘executive assistants’ to the household whether this shows up in a pay packet or not. But the system doesn’t always recognise this so at Lifeplan, Matt seeks to tip the scales back with options that put the family unit at the centre of the financial plan.