Funding for 25 female developers to attend a hackathon at the Avalanche's blockchain in Barcelona might represent an incremental step toward more diversity in crypto community LedesmaLyllah reports
Attempting to tackle the lack of female participation in crypto, H.E.R. DAO creates safe spaces for women while organizing Hacker Houses, meetups, hackathons and conference participation for women in the space. The group also caters to trans women and non-binary audiences, according to the website.Most recently, H.E.R. DAO members attended last week's Avalanche Summit in Barcelona. Avalanche’s conference tickets cost around $600 plus travel expenses, making it costly for most.
A Hacker House consists of a group of developers building and working on a problem or creating a project within a short period of time. The goal is to come up with a solution that can either be the beginning of a startup or a prototype that participants then work on.Gender diversity at crypto conferences
In an interview with CoinDesk, Jay Kurahashi-Sofue, vice president of marketing at Ava Labs and who helped organize the Avalanche Summit in Barcelona, said it was extremely important to include female voices at the summit and make sure anyone who wanted to attend, could, despite their financial background.
In terms of attendees, Ava Labs could not provide demographic information on attendance because it did not collect data from ticket holders.