Steem doesn't really need males or females. We just need "the average people". We need the instagram, facebook and twitter users. Gender doesn't matter. Also, Steem has tons of females, probably more than you think, and many of them are doing epic things to grow themselves and others at the same time.

"Since women lack the ability to earn money in many places, it puts them in a position of total dependence."

The same can be said about men. I personally don't know any whale-womans on Steem, but I know more than a handful of hard working womans who puts in tons of time and effort, just like I know dozens of men too.

When I brought friends, family and co-workers to Steem, both genders came... And both genders eventually gave up and left the platform. Much for the same reasons. The issues with recognition and rewards.

They didn't leave because Steem was "too technically advanced" for them... They gave up because Steem was messed up, and nothing about Steem was like they had heard and been promised before they joined. Those are the real issues we're facing. People give up because Steem is basically shit in comparision to what people promote it for.

And we should try to focus on who we are trying to reach too. Do we really want the masses or are people still going to ramble on about being a decentralised platform in an attempt to reach the underground anarchists?

Well, I give you one thing though. The highest paid article in the history of Steem was made by a girl. A makeup tutorial. She had boobs, but she eventually turned out to be a scammer as well.