Nearly 80% of cryptographic event participants are men

79% of participants in cryptographic events are men, according to a report released by the Bizzabo event-oriented software company on Jan. 28.

After badyzing the registration information of 100 different events related to cryptocurrency in 15 countries, Bizzabo found that the vast majority of participants were men. During the investigation, Bizzabo collected data from the United States, the United Kingdom, Belgium, Canada, Israel, Hong Kong, China and Australia, the United States, United being leading the number of registrants and participants in cryptographic events.

57% of participants were employed in the financial sector, while other participants in cryptographic events worked in areas such as IT (14%), computer software (13%) and banks ( 10%), among others. Alon Alroy, co-founder of Bizzabo, said: "Like the technology industry, there is a lack of gender diversity in the global virtual currency space." Alroy added :

"The lack of gender diversity among participants speaks to the industries from which most of the enrollees come from. The financial services and technology sectors all struggled to include, which had a cascading impact on gender diversity at these events. "

In November 2018, the company released a report on gender diversity and inclusion in events, according to which 70% of speakers at events in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom were men. In this study, inclusion is highest in the United States, with 35% of its female speakers and 65% of men.

Cryptographic companies have conducted their own research on cryptographic investor demographics. In September 2018, the crypto-finance company Circle, published a study that shows that millennial women invest in cryptocurrency at a rate half that of men.

While women may still be underrepresented in the crypto and blockchain industries, a report published in June 2018 as part of the UK-based exchange of cryptography, Block Exchange, indicated that the number of women planning to invest in cryptography has doubled since the beginning of the year.