# IWD: Cardano Foundation believes blockchain is the force of empowerment **URL:** \ **Category:** News and Announcements\ **Tags:** womenofcardano, news-and-opinion\ **Created:** [10 March 2020 19:39 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/iwd-cardano-foundation-believes-blockchain-is-the-force-of-empowerment/31329 "2020-03-10T19:39:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Cardano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.cardano.org/cardano/32/10190_2.png) [@Cardano](https://forum.cardano.org/u/Cardano)\ **Post date:** [10 March 2020 19:39 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/iwd-cardano-foundation-believes-blockchain-is-the-force-of-empowerment/31329/1 "2020-03-10T19:39:54Z")
The Cardano Foundation supports gender equality and believes in the power of diversity. @Tamara_Haasen, the first female Council Member of the Cardano Foundation, highlights the value diversity brings into the industry, the importance of empowerment and blockchain’s role in gender parity. https://www.youtube.com/embed/FEfRXuM_w_c One of Cardano’s missions is to be the force for change through inclusiveness. Empowerment and giving the voice to the voiceless is key. And these women of the Cardano Foundation are working towards building Cardano-enabled future, which is inclusive and diverse. ---
**Author:** ![YeJi.Kim](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.cardano.org/yeji.kim/32/17258_2.png) [@YeJi.Kim](https://forum.cardano.org/u/YeJi.Kim)\ **Post date:** [13 March 2020 06:01 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/iwd-cardano-foundation-believes-blockchain-is-the-force-of-empowerment/31329/2 "2020-03-13T06:01:40Z")
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**Author:** ![Bakyt\_CF](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.cardano.org/bakyt_cf/32/11999_2.png) [@Bakyt\_CF](https://forum.cardano.org/u/Bakyt_CF)\ **Post date:** [13 March 2020 09:05 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/iwd-cardano-foundation-believes-blockchain-is-the-force-of-empowerment/31329/3 "2020-03-13T09:05:53Z")