According to Women in Blockchain Talks founder and host Lavinia Osbourne, Women looking for a way to enter a male-dominated space like crypto and blockchain may be drawn in by nonfungible tokens. Though nonfungible token projects are one path to entry, women are still underrepresented in many crypto and blockchain firms.
Osbourne told said the recent events occurred due to the pandemic may have pushed many women into crypto and blockchain once they were forced to move on from other careers. She said the recent rise and media coverage of nonfungible tokens had made crypto “more relatable” to many people in the arts and other creative fields.
“People look at NFTs and it’s like ‘it’s different — I don’t actually get the technology,’” said Osbourne.
Though Osbourne was likely referring to men and women of all economic backgrounds, her assertion would seem to be supported by the popularity of an NFT project recently launched by well-known actress Mila Kunis who developed an interest in crypto during the pandemic
Osbourne said that though NFTs were one path to entry, there was still the problem of female underrepresentation in crypto and blockchain firms. Women account for roughly 34% of those working in the tech industry but only 12% of those in blockchain according to the Women in Blockchain Talks founder
