Women are key Metaverse users, but men dominate jobs shaping it


Women hold just 8% to 10% of leadership positions at organizations driving metaverse standards, including the Metaverse Standards Forum and Open Metaverse Alliance for Web3, according to the report. — AFP

Women are spending more time in the early iterations of the metaverse and are more likely to spearhead initiatives in the new and developing next generation of the internet, but men still hold 90% of executive positions at organizations shaping this emerging economy.

According to a report out Monday by McKinsey & Co., "women are still locked out of leadership roles” that are key to creating and setting standards in the metaverse.

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