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5 years ago on
November 05, 2018
“Lightning Labs co-founder and CEO Elizabeth Stark announced scholarships for female blockchain devs in New York City earlier this year, in an aim to lessen the gender divide. This isn’t just happening in Western countries, either. In Afghanistan, where it’s common for women to not have access to their own money, cryptocurrency can be a very empowering tool. Code to Inspire, a nonprofit coding school for girls in Herat, Afghanistan, trains women in technical literacy so they can have financial and social independence.”Gender EqualityWomen are already leading a charge in blockchain technology, tie this in with education programmes that are designed to reach out to both men and women, and it seems as if the blockchain really doesn’t recognise people based on their gender, instead, the blockchain recognises people for their talent and their abilities.We’re still a way off global gender equality just yet, but it’s safe to safe that the blockchain is setting a mighty fine example for the rest of the world to follow. Investment Disclaimer