On International Women's Day we're looking at one industry where there is a massive shortfall in women - coding.

Only around 30% of all female students across the world select subjects related to Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (Stem), according to UN data .

But change is coming in Africa - as women are teaching themselves to code.

Co-founder of African cryptocurrency exchange BuyCoins, Ire Aderinokun told the BBC's daily business programme for African audiences Money Daily that a lot of women are taught that "Stem in general is just not for them".

But she took matters into her own hands.

"I am almost completely self-taught," she said.

"I just learnt by looking at websites and doing online courses so that there was nobody who could actually stop me from learning and getting the education I needed to have the role that I have."

Watch the full episode of Money Daily here: