Given that levels of general and financial literacy are fairly low among women, the effort should be to devise innovative programmes of financial literacy targeted towards women.
We are not precluded from acting pre-emptively if new information were to tip the balance of risks in the outlook toward higher inflation, but are naturally a little more cautious in acting on forecasts as long as substantial uncertainty persists. As a consequence, the lead times for pre-emptive action are likely to be shorter.