Women in Ethereum Protocol
Community, study groups, and mentorship-aligned support for women contributing to Ethereum's core protocol — alongside the broader core dev and EPF ecosystem.
Why WiEP started
Created so women interested in core protocol work don't have to navigate consensus specs and client codebases alone. Peer support, structured learning, and safer on-ramps matter as much as raw documentation.
- PurposeWomen in Ethereum Protocol (WiEP) exists to support women who want to contribute to Ethereum's core protocol with community backing, security-minded guidance, and pathways to grow as contributors — not as a side channel, but as part of how the protocol recruits and retains talent.
- GoalWiden who participates in protocol research and implementation, reduce isolation for underrepresented contributors, and make roadmap-heavy topics approachable through study groups aligned with programs like the Ethereum Protocol Fellowship (EPF) Study Group.
- Session recordings and highlights are published in the Women Powering Web3 playlist on the ECH Institute channel, with additional updates on @wiepteam. Use the playlist section below to jump straight into recent talks and study-group content.
Women Powering Web3 latest videos
Sociological Infrastructure
The sociological infrastructure around the technical code is as critical as the code itself — ensuring a sustainable pipeline of contributors and preventing the centralization of protocol knowledge within a small, homogeneous group.
La Donna Higgins
WiEP Co-Lead
“Quiet work, consistency, and supportive networks are the foundations of sustainable protocol contribution.”
Simona Serban
WiEP Co-Lead
“Building the sociological infrastructure around the technical code is as critical as the code itself.”
Study Groups
WiEP study groups partner with the Ethereum Protocol Fellowship (EPF) Study Group model — structured, part-time, and designed to lower the barrier to entry for developers aiming at core protocol roles.
Curriculum
Covers Ethereum's full stack and roadmap: proof of stake, MEV, scaling, Verkle trees, and related core topics — structured for part-time contributors.
Sessions
Led by current core developers and researchers. Free and part-time; eligibility and scheduling are communicated by the WiEP team via Discord and email.
EPF Alignment
Study groups partner with the Ethereum Protocol Fellowship (EPF) Study Group model — designed to lower the barrier to entry for developers aiming at core protocol roles.
Mentorship
Peer support from existing contributors. WiEP ensures no one has to navigate consensus specs or client codebases alone.
Themes we explore
WiEP connects people, learning, and core protocol work — linking scaling, resilience, and credible neutrality through structured community.
Scaling & Enterprise Ethereum
Build the contributor capacity that helps ship improvements enterprises can rely on as Ethereum scales toward a rollup-centric future.
Resilience & Protocol Health
Mentorship and safer on-ramps improve review quality — supporting healthier protocol upgrades and operations through diverse perspectives.
Credible Neutrality
Focused learning without hype so participants can evaluate tradeoffs and contribute with aligned incentives — not as a side channel, but as core contributors.
Road to 2026: What Comes Next
Use study group structure to follow roadmap-heavy work in context, preparing the next wave of builders for Verkle Trees, Statelessness, and beyond.
Ready to contribute?
WiEP is active on Discord, X (Twitter), and email. For study group schedules and how to join, reach out to the WiEP team directly.