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Why are there so few women in the mining industry?

Why are there so few women in arms trade?

Why are there so few women in finance?

Why are there so few women in infosec?

Why are there so few women in ...

How is "crypto space" unique? It's so easy to find countless industry events which are full of mostly men.

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There are plenty of women in real finance who are totally accomplished. Many women have developed quant/derivative products (... like those CDOs that blew up in 2008), manage projects for firms like Swift/DTCC, run banks, etc. (The latter get featured in American Banker a lot.)

I am not talking of woman who go at these things with a gendered agenda but who rather go at it with quiet competence.

You can find plenty of commentary on that in the more "respectable" industries you listed (finance, infosec).

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