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Title: How come there are no woman using Bitcoins?
Post by: gabriella on June 08, 2011, 11:37:53 AM
OMG i feel sooooooo lonely as a 15-year-old Bitcoin girl... :(


Title: Re: How come there are no woman using Bitcoins?
Post by: Findeton on June 08, 2011, 11:41:22 AM
My mother uses bitcoins. She just doesn't write in forums, she lets me manage her btcs.


Title: Re: How come there are no woman using Bitcoins?
Post by: Nyx on June 08, 2011, 11:42:24 AM
I'm a girl too (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHDuP303XyE)


Title: Re: How come there are no woman using Bitcoins?
Post by: grondilu on June 08, 2011, 11:46:27 AM

Some women are geeks, but very few are nerds.  Bitcoins is much more for nerds than for geeks.


Title: Re: How come there are no woman using Bitcoins?
Post by: Yeti on June 08, 2011, 11:54:50 AM
Post pictures of yourself and soon you won't be lonely anymore. ;D
But not necessarily in the way you expect/want...


Title: Re: How come there are no woman using Bitcoins?
Post by: shady financier on June 08, 2011, 12:33:08 PM
classy. ::)


Title: Re: How come there are no woman using Bitcoins?
Post by: MoonShadow on June 08, 2011, 12:34:30 PM
OMG i feel sooooooo lonely as a 15-year-old Bitcoin girl... :(

You're not alone, most of the women on this forum don't advertise that fact.  So other assume they are male by default.


Title: Re: How come there are no woman using Bitcoins?
Post by: Yeti on June 08, 2011, 12:47:51 PM
classy. ::)
Classy I must be IRL all the time. In here nobody knows I'm a dog.


Title: Re: How come there are no woman using Bitcoins?
Post by: MarketNeutral on June 08, 2011, 02:22:10 PM
My wife likes fancy socks, so I'm sure you can guess how we got started with bitcoin.  :)

She likes bitcoin, but she doesn't pay much attention to the forums.


Title: Re: How come there are no woman using Bitcoins?
Post by: theboos on June 08, 2011, 02:33:40 PM
Post pictures of yourself and soon you won't be lonely anymore. ;D
But not necessarily in the way you expect/want...

This is why there are few self-professed females on the internet :P


Title: Re: How come there are no woman using Bitcoins?
Post by: speeder on June 08, 2011, 02:37:54 PM
Post pictures of yourself and soon you won't be lonely anymore. ;D
But not necessarily in the way you expect/want...

This is why there are few self-professed females on the internet :P

This apply even in the real world...

Unfortunately.


But let's not start a discussion about our current culture, because it will certainly devolve into a sexist flamewar.


Title: Re: How come there are no woman using Bitcoins?
Post by: benjamindees on June 08, 2011, 02:41:31 PM
Can't wait until the US defaults and the FBI's trolling budget is revoked.


Title: Re: How come there are no woman using Bitcoins?
Post by: lizthegrey on June 08, 2011, 04:01:09 PM
You're not alone. The sexist trolling does get old after a while though:/


Title: Re: How come there are no woman using Bitcoins?
Post by: SgtSpike on June 08, 2011, 04:09:09 PM
No is a bit extreme.  But the population is far tilted towards the male side.  The reason is simple:  Generally speaking, males like high risk and high reward, and women like low risk and stable reward.


Title: Re: How come there are no woman using Bitcoins?
Post by: niemivh on June 08, 2011, 05:43:41 PM
Women generally are much more worried about obeying authority, in general.

When I told this to people I knew the men I told smiled and if they understood the implications were happy to have this technology exist.  The women I told, a large chunk of them, asked "is this legal?".


Title: Re: How come there are no woman using Bitcoins?
Post by: Anonymous on June 08, 2011, 05:46:39 PM
I informed my lover of Bitcoins. She seems to like it.


Title: Re: How come there are no woman using Bitcoins?
Post by: speeder on June 08, 2011, 06:04:26 PM
Women generally are much more worried about obeying authority, in general.

When I told this to people I knew the men I told smiled and if they understood the implications were happy to have this technology exist.  The women I told, a large chunk of them, asked "is this legal?".

I find that very interesting...

Can you later provide more info? (like, how much men and women you asked that, and how much of each replied against or for authority)


Title: Re: How come there are no woman using Bitcoins?
Post by: MoonShadow on June 08, 2011, 06:06:51 PM
I informed my lover of Bitcoins. She seems to like it.

This statement can be taken in more than one way.


Title: Re: How come there are no woman using Bitcoins?
Post by: Anonymous on June 08, 2011, 06:06:55 PM
Women generally are much more worried about obeying authority, in general.

When I told this to people I knew the men I told smiled and if they understood the implications were happy to have this technology exist.  The women I told, a large chunk of them, asked "is this legal?".

I find that very interesting...

Can you later provide more info? (like, how much men and women you asked that, and how much of each replied against or for authority)
Me: What do you think of authority?

Her: It depends on the authoritative figure. Not all have our best-interest at heart.


Title: Re: How come there are no woman using Bitcoins?
Post by: Anonymous on June 08, 2011, 06:07:44 PM
I informed my lover of Bitcoins. She seems to like it.

This statement can be taken in more than one way.
I can't seem to find the nuance.


Title: Re: How come there are no woman using Bitcoins?
Post by: MoonShadow on June 08, 2011, 06:10:58 PM
I informed my lover, of Bitcoins. She seems to like it.

I informed my lover-of-bitcoins.  "She" seems to like it.


Title: Re: How come there are no woman using Bitcoins?
Post by: Anonymous on June 08, 2011, 06:17:03 PM
Ah. It's amazing how important grammar is.


Title: Re: How come there are no woman using Bitcoins?
Post by: Findus on December 03, 2013, 01:54:41 PM
It seems that half of Chinese bitcoiners are bitcoineresses: http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20131130000055&cid=1102


Title: Re: How come there are no woman using Bitcoins?
Post by: bitcoinpsftp on December 03, 2013, 02:30:44 PM
OMG i feel sooooooo lonely as a 15-year-old Bitcoin girl... :(

Haha, say it aint so.  Soon there will be 17 year old girls buying private islands while the old timers are wondering where did things go so terribly wrong!  Haha, if bitcoin is a big success, history will be a funny thing indeed, there will be a LOT of millionaires/billionaires from this.  Wonder what the future holds in store for us, it sure will be a fun ride.


Title: Re: How come there are no woman using Bitcoins?
Post by: zimmah on December 03, 2013, 02:33:19 PM
the women are smart in their own way again.

they wait until all 21 million coins have been bought by men, and once the last coin has been sold, they will riot for 'gender equality'. Women have as much right to own bitcoin as men, so half of the coins belong to women.

than, 11 million bitcoins will have to be transferred to women.

let the men invest and the women profit.


Title: Re: How come there are no woman using Bitcoins?
Post by: bitcoinpsftp on December 03, 2013, 02:38:03 PM
the women are smart in their own way again.

they wait until all 21 million coins have been bought by men, and once the last coin has been sold, they will riot for 'gender equality'. Women have as much right to own bitcoin as men, so half of the coins belong to women.

than, 11 million bitcoins will have to be transferred to women.

let the men invest and the women profit.

Laugh... Out... Loud...

This one was good.  Thanks for making my day.  A bit sexist, with the right pinch of prejudice.  Loved it!  Isn't OP in this case working against other women?

Ahhh, women, can't live with them, can't live without them.


Title: Re: How come there are no woman using Bitcoins?
Post by: TiagoTiago on December 03, 2013, 02:55:32 PM
OMG i feel sooooooo lonely as a 15-year-old Bitcoin girl... :(
A lonely 15-years-old looking for company in a money forum? Sounds like a fed or an "investigative reporter" looking for an easy way to snatch (no pun intended) some pedos...


Title: Re: How come there are no woman using Bitcoins?
Post by: joburgtaxi on December 03, 2013, 02:58:28 PM
Found this

The “average Bitcoin user” is male (95%), 31.7 years old, libertarian / anarcho-capitalist (37%), non-religious (57%), with a full time job (43%), that is in a relationship (52%).


Age Demographic
http://spacedruiddotcom.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/bitcoin-agerange.png?w=300&h=206


Title: Re: How come there are no woman using Bitcoins?
Post by: crazy_rabbit on December 03, 2013, 03:03:20 PM
Currently I am in New York. More women have asked me about Bitcoin then men.


Title: Re: How come there are no woman using Bitcoins?
Post by: Martijnvdc on December 03, 2013, 03:08:30 PM
Found this

The “average Bitcoin user” is male (95%), 31.7 years old, libertarian / anarcho-capitalist (37%), non-religious (57%), with a full time job (43%), that is in a relationship (52%).


Age Demographic
http://spacedruiddotcom.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/bitcoin-agerange.png?w=300&h=206
Where was this test done?
95% male? Almost half of us are religious?? WHAT? Seriously?


Title: Re: How come there are no woman using Bitcoins?
Post by: Rezree on December 03, 2013, 03:48:13 PM
My personal situation is the opposite, where I'm the one who is completely obsessed with crypto currency and my boyfriend doesn't really get it. He even works in IT, but I think it's more to do with the fact that he's pretty old-school and doesn't take to 'modern fads' like I do  ::)

I do think it's a pretty serious issue though that women in general don't seem to want to learn more about it, and for sure it has something to do with the fact that it requires some knowledge and interest in subjects which are still very male dominated. I don't know, maybe it would be good to start up some workshops or meetings specifically aimed at women to shift the current male/female ratio.


Title: Re: How come there are no woman using Bitcoins?
Post by: VforVictory on December 03, 2013, 04:05:14 PM
Found this

The “average Bitcoin user” is male (95%), 31.7 years old, libertarian / anarcho-capitalist (37%), non-religious (57%), with a full time job (43%), that is in a relationship (52%).


Age Demographic
http://spacedruiddotcom.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/bitcoin-agerange.png?w=300&h=206
Where was this test done?
95% male? Almost half of us are religious?? WHAT? Seriously?

I am more concerned that everyone seems to be an anarchist and in a relationship.


Title: Re: How come there are no woman using Bitcoins?
Post by: zimmah on December 03, 2013, 05:03:10 PM
jokes aside, bitcoin is currently only used by like what, 0,01% of humanity?


Title: Re: How come there are no woman using Bitcoins?
Post by: Trade101 on December 03, 2013, 06:43:43 PM
women are in general rather uninterested in cryptography and quick-get-rich schemes ;)


Title: Re: How come there are no woman using Bitcoins?
Post by: phillipsjk on December 03, 2013, 07:19:03 PM
Found this

The “average Bitcoin user” is male (95%), 31.7 years old, libertarian / anarcho-capitalist (37%), non-religious (57%), with a full time job (43%), that is in a relationship (52%).
Source?
I filled out a survey self-identifying has having anarchistic leanings, but I think anarcho-capitalism is a contradiction in terms.


Title: Re: How come there are no woman using Bitcoins?
Post by: joburgtaxi on December 04, 2013, 12:15:51 PM
Hi

Here is the source of the info


http://simulacrum.cc/2013/02/26/the-demographics-of-bitcoin-part-1/


Title: Re: How come there are no woman using Bitcoins?
Post by: polarhei on December 04, 2013, 01:35:42 PM
There are women asking about the business. In history, only few females are doing something big, close to gentlemen, high quality.

Normally, this place is full of wolves. Who are not able to ask how, then get replaced.


Title: Re: How come there are no woman using Bitcoins?
Post by: Mitchell on December 04, 2013, 01:37:47 PM
Girls are using it. Just because they don't shout for attention (like you do), doesn't mean they don't exist.


Title: Re: How come there are no woman using Bitcoins?
Post by: DeboraMeeks on December 04, 2013, 02:27:33 PM
There are multiple females using btc's but not as much as males,though females have some bases and increased numbers specially in China  :P . Though the percentage of males in BTC's are more.


Title: Re: How come there are no woman using Bitcoins?
Post by: nestpas on December 04, 2013, 02:31:36 PM
If you're curious why there's no women in bitcoin, just look at the replies to this thread.

You guys are sexist as fuck.


Title: Re: How come there are no woman using Bitcoins?
Post by: Lucky Cris on December 04, 2013, 02:34:16 PM
Girls are using it. Just because they don't shout for attention (like you do), doesn't mean they don't exist.

+1

You said it better than I could've.



Title: Re: How come there are no woman using Bitcoins?
Post by: Mitchell on December 04, 2013, 04:50:32 PM
If you're curious why there's no women in bitcoin, just look at the replies to this thread.

You guys are sexist as fuck.
*coughs* I didn't said anything sexist and I doubt every single person in this thread did.


Girls are using it. Just because they don't shout for attention (like you do), doesn't mean they don't exist.
+1

You said it better than I could've.
I am so done with that kind of shit, hahaha. I see it way to often with those so called "gamer" girls.


Title: Re: How come there are no woman using Bitcoins?
Post by: Lethn on December 04, 2013, 05:10:35 PM
If you're curious why there's no women in bitcoin, just look at the replies to this thread.

You guys are sexist as fuck.

I'm not sexist I'm just perverted :(


Title: Re: How come there are no woman using Bitcoins?
Post by: bryant.coleman on December 04, 2013, 05:16:51 PM
Coding / Programing.etc is a heavily male-dominated sector. This sector, as well as most of the "core" groups which initially supported BTCs are male-dominated.  As Bitcoin becomes more and more mainstream, we will see the share of males dropping.


Title: Re: How come there are no woman using Bitcoins?
Post by: Findus on December 12, 2013, 09:46:12 AM
I'm trying to recruit my wife but she gives up too easily, even though I told her that when I die, most of my money will be in bitcoins and she will have to know how to use them.


Title: Re: How come there are no woman using Bitcoins?
Post by: techstorm2 on December 12, 2013, 10:43:36 AM
Theyre not shiny enough! sooorrry only joking, dont let my wife read this. lol   ;D


Title: Re: How come there are no woman using Bitcoins?
Post by: richo262 on December 12, 2013, 11:25:18 AM
Regarding sexism on this forum. It is just words, its just jokes, get over it.

There is nothing unequal about a bitcoin. A bitcoin doesn't discriminate on whose wallet it shall rest in. You don't need to work your way up any corporate ladder to own a bitcoin. You can own bitcoins while breastfeeding and don't need to breastfeed in the middle of a football field in public with a big sign saying 'watch me breastfeed' then complain when people ask you to do it in a slightly more private area. You can even be a mother and own bitcoins.

Most people don't have the need to announce their gender, sexuality or religion when they walk into a [virtual] room. Online we are all just words on a page.


Title: Re: How come there are no woman using Bitcoins?
Post by: AnonyMint on December 12, 2013, 01:32:06 PM
Women are typically more socially pragmatic and they are also consensus builders, so they are less likely to be finding answers by being argumentative here in the forums. They are also less likely to take risks because their innate existential fear is inability to raise the children.

Typically women are less likely to be detailed analytical and rather to be more holistic in approach, because of their historical roles in society.

However, people are diverse. I was just speaking in terms of the center of the bell curve of attributes.