It is estimated that only 1-5% of Bitcoin investors are female, so it unsurprising that the blockchain industry is male-dominated. Cryptography, securing messages through computer code, is the core skill at the heart of the technology which is the most demanding subset in technology. As only 6.5% of general developers are female, the number of women in this subset is negligible. The cryptic nature of this technology doesn’t necessarily preclude people from a non-technical background getting into it and we are seeing a more diverse range of skills and genders coming into blockchain companies. Sphere Identity CEO Katherine Noall talks about pioneering new technology and the opportunities for all in the blockchain sector. Read about her success story on Brave New Coin
