Women on the Block

In response to the stark gender disparity that plagued blockchain in its early days, a range of 'women blockchain' initiatives emerged, some more effective than others. Blockchain scenes including 'meetups,' conferences, and hackathons, present ideal sites observe these tensions. This study is technofeminist discourse analysis based on participant observations at events interviews with women who work industry. It demonstrates how women’s participation various can be enabling or constraining depending power relations event. I propose three discursive frames for analyzing scenes: (1) gender-blind meritocracy, (2) lean into blockchain, (3) intersectional inclusion.