made a post about the Top 50 Most Highly Rewarded Posts on Steemit last week, which you can read here if you are interested to see who featured there and what their posts were about.As I was going through the list, I have to say I was a tiny bit disappointed about the number of men ranking at the top of the page vs. the number of women taking home the biggest payouts from their work. It really got me thinking.... is there a glass ceiling of Steemit?
The top 5 highest paid posts on the list were posts that related to cryptocurrency, so is it just that your average woman lacks the knowledge of cryptocurrency compared to your average man? Do you even need knowledge of cryptocurrency on Steemit to succeed? Is there a bigger population of men on Steemit than women? I have a lot of questions, but not a lot of answers.
However, rather than concentrating on the prevelence of men in the Steemit community, I wanted to take a moment to celebrate the kick ass women in the Steemit community, starting with those that I came accross in the data that my husband used in his post, and a couple of others I have come accross exploring Steemit. I am still only 2 weeks into my time here, so I'm sure there are many more amazing female content creators out there!
Kick Ass Women of Steemit
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During the period of June 18th - June 23rd, 
I had never come accross heidi's blog until now (I am still in my first 2 weeks of Steemit) but I loved what I saw on her page. She seems to post a lot of videos giving her 'Cryptotips', which for someone new to crypto like myself would be super useful to watch. I think I may have a 
Alla has a huge following here on Steemit, for her yummy recipes, and accompanying videos for from her YouTube Channel. However, Alla is so much more than just a foodtuber and Stoodie, she also goes above and beyond to try and add value to the Steemit platform, by posting advice and encouragement to new users, for example with her new video tutorial series designed for new users of the platform.
Another powerful lady with lots of knowledge on crypto is Ana Hilarski, wife of 
One of the first blogs that I followed here when I arrived on Steemit, 
Who are some other of your favourite kick ass women here on Steemit? I am looking for more female Steemians to follow so I can read more great female content!
Looking at how much men are dominating the Steemit world, I definitely feel motivated to work harder to see that change in the future. Firstly, one thing that I plan on doing is trying to educate myself as much as possible on cryptocurrency, so that I can really understand and engage with all of that crypto related content on here.
Secondly, I don't think Steemit does just have to be about crypto alone, as is demonstrated by some of the awesome females we looked at today! I want to support other females on here and discover more great blogs to follow about all topics such as food, lifestyle, health, pets, you name it! I want to encourage my female friends to get on Steemit as well.
What do you guys think are some things we can do to encourage female growth here on Steemit? Please let me know what you think in the comments! What do you men think you can do to empower women and encourage their engagement with the platform?
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