NFTs : The Women Behind The Boom
- L B
- May 19, 2022
- 4 min read
NFTs have boomed in an unexplainable way over the past 2 years. From celebrities to global finance ministers, everyone is trying to get a piece of the pie. One industry in particular has become huge business and that is the art world. These once-mystifying digital assets are now creating shockwaves through fashion, activism, poetry and more – and it’s being driven by women. In a bid to make the NFT world more inclusive, here are some powerful women-led NFTs driving DEI in the Metaverse.
The Vision: A community celebrating representation, inclusivity, and equal opportunities for all. United by a first-of-its-kind collection, featuring 10,000 artworks of diverse and powerful women.
WOW seeks to grow the NFT art space that’s already here and that we all love. Thousands of artists are committed to the space and WOW do their part to lift the market up by reinvesting 15% of all primary sales back into cryptoart. WOW also empowers women by promoting diversity. In doing this, 2.5% of all primary sales are donated to each of these 3 causes: She's The First, Too Young To Wed & Strange Cintia.
Desperate ApeWives (DAW) - The Florist, The Gardener, Archer McCall, Anna
The Vision: DAW’s vision is a world of limitless creative freedom for all, regardless of who you are. The aim to create a space where everyone can find a representation of themselves in the collection, provide artists of all kinds with a platform to push the limits of what’s possible to impact more people with their work and where brands can find ways to express themselves in the metaverse and beyond.
Many of us have heard of the elite community of people that own a Bored Ape NFT. Well... that community had grievance that there is a lack of representation in emerging NFT trends and so this inspired a new collection called Desperate ApeWives. Each ApeWife is unique and generated from over 218 traits; the top 22 apes are inspired by iconic women, including the Queen. Its creators continued to tap into the ‘club’ aspect so when you buy an ApeWife NFT, you also buy into an exclusive DAW membership, which comes with members-only benefits including access to parties and limited-edition brand drops.
The Vision: This project is a promise to restlessly work towards the education and empowerment of underrepresented individuals in the world of crypto.
The Women of Crypto are diverse, yet one of a kind, so as to digitally represent and celebrate the special traits particular to every single woman of the world. Fundamentally, their efforts are invested in bridging the gender gap, aiming to inspire and invigorate more women to participate in the world of crypto. Collective and indiscriminate effort facilitates inclusivity.
Visually standing out from the rest, Women of Crypto, which launched on 3 February 2022, is a collection of 8,888 3D-rendered NFTs with 111 physical traits, individual characteristics, accessories and backgrounds. Meanwhile, 50% of royalties go directly to two of their partner charities: Women Who Code and CryptoChicks.
Boohoo X Amy Kilner, Reem El, Aoife O'Dwyer and Shar.eth
The Vision: Bringing inclusivity to the NFT space.
Boohoo is keeping up with its commitment to drive female representation and make the digital world a more inclusive space. Furthermore, it has partnered with four female artists from the NFT community to create an affordable and inclusive avatar collection.
These artists, Amy Kilner, Reem El, Aoife O’Dwyer and Shar.eth have created 230 unique traits and features, including statement fashion pieces from boohoo’s product range. Also, using these traits, boohoo has assembled a diverse generative collection of 30,000 NFT avatars for their second drop.
The Vision: Empowering girls and women at the forefront of technology, leadership and creativity.
Associated with My Social Canvas, a charitable foundation that has been funding internships and scholarships for women and building a community of Gen Z change-makers for the past decade, Boss Beauties is the epitome of female empowerment in the NFT space. Sold out in just an hour, Boss Beauties also became the inaugural NFT collection to be featured in the New York Stock Exchange.
For 10 years, it has been the mission to educate and empower the next generation of Women and Girls. The Boss Beauties NFT Collection is an extension of that same passion and goals they have championed for the past decade.
All Boss Beauties holders receive utilities such as tickets to exclusive music festivals, NFT drops, licensing rights and exclusive access to future partner collaborations such as with Marvel, Barbie, Hugo Boss, Neiman Marcus, Rolling Stone and more.
Remarkable Women - Rachael Winter
The Vision: To uplift and empower women.
Remarkable Women is the new kid on the block, created by Canadian illustrator Rachel Winter, Sold as a celebration of and ode to all women, the NFTs feature messages of hope, affirmation and inspiration in 10 languages. Similar to Boss Beauties and WoW, Remarkable Women is also driven by philanthropy, where 10% of drop proceeds is given to Fund for Women’s Equality, and thereafter, 10% of all secondary sales goes to the Remarkable Women’s Impact Fund where proceeds are decided and voted upon by its community members towards causes dedicated to women, justice, equality, and inclusion.
The Vision: To celebrate women rising in tech and the blockchain.
Women Rise is a collection of 10,000 NFTs by artist Maliha Abidi who campaigns for social justice through her art and writing. Representing women from all around the world, the collection encompasses more than 453 hand-drawn traits, portraying women scientists, activists, artists, coders, and more. With a focus on advocating for women’s rights and girls’ education through Web 3.0 and NFTs, the ultimate mission of Women Rise is to build the first school in the metaverse for children globally who lack access to education.
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