Serial Entrepreneur Lisa Carmen Wang Launches the Bad Bitch Empire
Bad Bitch Empire makes front page news: Original article posted in TheBlockTalk
While cryptocurrency has a notorious reputation for investment volatility, its adoption has marked one of the most significant shifts in wealth of our generation. Last year, CBS reported that as many as 100,000 people may have amassed millions in bitcoin with many profiting from early adoption of the high profile cryptocurrency. When you zoom into where the wealth is distributed, though, the data is alarming.
Recently, Entrepreneur published a list of The 50 Richest People in Crypto. On the list are individuals that made fortunes as shrewd investors and early technology adopters, but there’s one person that stands out. From this list of men from various parts of the world, Blythe Masters is the only woman listed reflecting a broader problem: women are consistently underrepresented in new technology sectors and the blockchain is no exception.
A survey by Pew Research found that more than 40% of men have invested or traded cryptocurrency, compared with only 19% of women. Moreover, half of women in STEM occupations have experienced workplace discrimination, further marginalizing the group from participation in emerging technologies. Fortunately, there are women actively changing the status quo.
As the founder of SheWorx, which was acquired by Republic in 2019, Lisa Carmen Wang made a career amassing resources for female founders and working to change the number of women represented in tech leadership. Now, she’s set her sights on leveling the playing field for women through financial literacy.
“It wasn’t until I began investing myself that I really began to understand how to grow wealth,” says Wang. “Financial and investment literacy is essential to giving women a seat at the table, particularly when a sector is emerging and rapidly growing. Crypto is having one of those moments, and women need to capitalize on the opportunity in order to create systemic and meaningful change.”
Wang’s Bad Bitch Empire will be a community with a suite of educational and investment products beginning with a podcast about women breaking barriers and building wealth in Web3. According to the website, the “Bad Bitch Empire is the private crypto investment club for ambitious women who want to make our money work for us.”
High profile members include Lindsey Berg, Shannon Snow, Elizabeth Tan, Chi Achebe, Yael Streit, Katia Zaitsev, and Shaun Sager, to name a few.
The BAD BITCH EMPIRE was unveiled at this year’s Bitcoin 2022, the largest conference focused on Bitcoin alongside the podcast’s inaugural episodes. For more information or to request to join visit www.thebadbitchempire.com.