Breaking gender barriers: female crypto founder advocates for education and opportunities for women in the industry

Despite the increasing popularity and growth of the crypto industry, females remain significantly underrepresented in the industry’s upper echelons. Available data shows the wide disparity in male and female ownership, and most commentators attribute the workplace gender gap to societal bias. Yet, the co-founder and CEO of Bitmama, Ruth Iselema, refuses to attribute her struggles as a female founder to any gender-driven narrative.

For Iselema, the most important thing is education and actively providing opportunities for more women to enter the space. Gender plays little role in becoming a successful African female crypto founder, according to the Bitmama CEO.

She believes that gender gaps stem from homes ... the way the girl child is primarily trained to be the homemaker rather than a provider and innovator.

This conversation stems from the data-driven belief that there is a gender imbalance in the founders’ space in the blockchain ecosystem.

Ruth Iselema is one of the five women we spoke to doing phenomenal work in the blockchain space in Africa.