In the male-dominated world of blockchain, two women have risen to positions of leadership. Rosa Shores is the cofounder and CEO of BlockSpaces, and Macrina Kgil serves as the CFO of $5 billion unicorn Blockchain.com.
“The only thing I have known in my heart since I was young is that I wanted to challenge the status quo,” says Shores. “But while my mind has been extremely open to any concept that was radically different from the norm, for most of my life the ‘how’ was a moving target. That is, until I learned about cryptocurrency and blockchain technology in 2013. That has become the vehicle to fulfill my life purpose. Although it is a tremendous amount of work, it never feels like just a job.
This problem is compounded for her as a woman in emerging tech. The blockchain space is both highly technical and male dominated. “I don’t feel the sexism is overt or even intentional, but it manifests as learned stereotypes that have substantial funding consequences for startups,” says Shores. “It makes competing on an equal playing field tough. That is why it’s so important to attract more women into venture capital right along with attracting more women into tech and blockchain.
A self-proclaimed introvert, Kgil started out as an engineer because she loves problem solving and thinking through processes. But later she decided to take a CPA exam and to learn about business and running a company. “It’s been a much better fit,” she says.
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