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The percentage of women invested and involved in cryptocurrency is far lower than that of men. This could be confirmed by numerous surveys and research studies. Moreover, incidents like the North American Bitcoin Conference[1], where only 3 of the 88 speakers were women and the conference after party was held at a strip club[2], show a disparity trend present in the industry.
Recently, there has been a push[3] to get more women involved in blockchain technology and cryptocurrency. Initiatives like Mogul’s “Women in Crypto” events[4] and organizations like the Women in Blockchain Foundation[5] have been making an effort to get more women involved in the blockchain and crypto space.
So what exactly do the participation statistics reveal, and what could women do to get more involved in the emerging blockchain and cryptocurrency industries?
Disparity in involvement
According to Coin.dance[6], as of May 2018, 94.73 percent of Bitcoin community engagement and active participation comes from men and 5.27 percent from women.
Image source: coin.dance[7]
In Oct. 2017, a survey[8] conducted by Reddit user loveYouEth[9], found that 96 percent of Ether users are men, and MyEtherWallet[10] reported that 84 percent of their wallet holders were male.
Image source: Twitter @MyEtherWallet
The discrepancy between the amount of men and women involved in cryptocurrency could possibly be explained by a study[11] titled “Risk and Reward Are Processed Differently in Decisions Made Under Stress”. The study found that “stress amplifies gender differences in strategies during risky decisions, with males taking
