Women-led events may encourage long-term female participation in blockchain
By women and for women: Crypto industry leaders take action to bring equality to the blockchain sector by developing female-centric initiatives. The tech industry is notorious for its male-dominated culture, and unfortunately, the blockchain space may still be exhibiting this, at least for the time being. Although female cryptocurrency investors are on the rise, men still make up the majority of job positions within the blockchain sector. This could be due to a number of reasons, such as a lack of funding for female-led blockchain companies or the ever-present gender wage gap in tech.....
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Blockchain companies are seeking out women-led teams for funding rounds to help close the financial gender gap, but will this suffice? While it’s encouraging to see that the number of female crypto investors is on the rise, women participation within the blockchain technology sector remains low. This was recently confirmed in a report from the World Economic Forum, which found that the COVID-19 pandemic has pushed back gender parity by an entire generation. Vesselina Ratcheva, new economy and society lead for the World Economic Forum, further told Cointelegraph that women indeed remain a....
The survey of 1,031 female Americans between the ages of 18 and 65 discovered that 15% of women are interested in a career in crypto. Even though female investors are increasingly interested in cryptocurrency and blockchain technology, there is still a significant knowledge gap when it comes to these topics, a new study reveals. BlockFi noted that a third-party survey panel conducted the study on Jan. 28, 2022, and included 1,031 female-identifying Americans between the ages of 18 and 65.According to a recent study by BlockFi focused on the shifting attitudes toward cryptocurrency, 92% of....
Web3 games are focusing on community building, aesthetics, customization and representation to attract female users — but is this enough? Although there is still an apparent lack of women in the Web3 sector, blockchain-based games geared toward women may help drive inclusivity. A recent report from the Entertainment Software Association found that 48% of gamers in the United States identify as female. It has also been noted that nearly half of all gamers in the world are women. The interest that women have taken in the billion-dollar gaming sector is notable. This, combined with the....
There may not have been as many female speakers at Bitcoin 2021, but the women who presented were phenomenal. Here’s why. Dubbed as “the largest Bitcoin event in history,” Bitcoin 2021 consisted of 12,000 attendees from across the globe. Undoubtedly, Bitcoin (BTC) adoption is growing at an impressive rate. Yet judging by the attendance at Bitcoin 2021, men still appear to be the primary audience for Bitcoin. While the lines to the bathroom made it obvious that there were nowhere near as many female attendees as there were males, there were also fewer women speakers than men at Bitcoin....
Becoming a female entrepreneur is both risky and socially “frowned upon” in this day and age. Most people assume that entrepreneurs are all males, which is quite a worrisome trend. For years, women’s rights activists have been advocating the need for more women in high business positions, and entrepreneurship is a prime example of women who want to....