By now everyone knows (or should) that there are very VERY few women in the technology sector. Specifically, in the cryptocurrency/blockchain sector, unscientifically women poll only a little over 8% (which, duh, means over 90% are male). So, what to do about that and attract more brilliant females into this fast growing sector? Start with these 24 super talented women to set the standard and become the leaders for other women to follow in their footsteps. Guys, you can't fight women and robots ALL the time. Learn from these women and perhaps even the ones sitting next to you. GO Girl, GO.
(Bill Taylor/Managing Editor)
"When it comes to cryptocurrency, women are a vast minority. While we are not assessing blame to anyone for this or pointing fingers at anyone, the stats do not lie. Based on the analytics from this site alone for 2017, 91.58% of visitors were male, while only 8.42% were females. Also, when looking at the speaker line up from the recent North American Bitcoin Conference, out of the 88 speakers, only three were females. That is less than 4%!
Although one of the bases of cryptocurrency that drives usage is anonymity, the space is still one that can benefit from a diverse audience. Science proves that men and women's brains operate differently. Offering different perspectives on issues, especially those in the cryptocurrency space, are what keeps the industry evolving and moving forward to benefit all. It is important to encourage women to become active in the cryptocurrency space and lead by example. With that being said, here are five pioneering women in the cryptocurrency space that everyone should be following.
1) Preethi Kasireedy - Preethi is a Blockchain Engineer and alum of CoinBase, Goldman Sachs, and Andreessen Horowitz...
2) Linda Xie - Linda Xie is the co-founder of Scalar Capital, an investment management firm, and also a former Project Manager at CoinBase...
3) Tiffany Hayden - Tiffany Hayden currently serves as the Community Manager at Edge Secure, a multi-asset Blockchain wallet...
4) Tricia Martinez - Tricia is the CEO and Founder of Wala and of the Dala Token...
5) Laura Shin - Laura Shin is a Forbes Senior Editor focusing on Bitcoin, Ethereum, crypto, ICOs, and Blockchain..."
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