With a greater focus on education, mentoring and scholarships for women, the crypto exchange aims to close the gender gap in its sector

PARIS, MARCH 6, 2023 – As International Women's Day approaches, Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, renews its commitment to increasing the number of active and employed women in Web3. Through education and mentoring initiatives for women, Binance has invested more than $2 million to date to support women in over 10 countries around the world and will scale up its efforts over the course of the year. coming year.

Binance is committed to creating and funding Web3 education for women.

Binance has committed to funding over 36,000 Web3 scholarships dedicated to women in 2022, and will continue to fund courses, programs and scholarships in 2023 with a focus on women and underrepresented communities. With women making up only 37% of crypto owners1, education is key to allowing more women to join the industry.

Scholarships awarded in 2022 to study courses related to blockchain and cryptocurrencies at universities, schools and non-profit organizations have been awarded to women in Germany, Nigeria, Kenya, Brazil, France, in South Africa, Australia and Ukraine. In honor of International Women's Day, Binance will also donate an additional $100,000 to the Georgian Innovation and Technology Agency (GITA) to support Web3 education and training for women . Binance Academy will provide educational content for GITA Web3 courses.

Binance is committed to increasing the representation of women among its employees.

Binance was co-founded in 2017 by He Yi, making the company one of the few crypto companies in the world to be founded by a woman. Less than 5% of the founders of the biggest crypto companies are women2. In 2022, the number of cryptocurrency companies founded by women was approximately 292, out of more than 10,000 companies3.

To further close the gender gap, Binance created its first formal internship and graduate programs, which provide greater access to crypto careers for diverse talents, including women. The company also provides career recommendations and advice to women through female mentoring programs, talent workshops, educational courses and conferences to share industry experience and ideas on how to become launch a career in Web3.

“As one of the few female leaders in the industry, I believe we have a mission, through Binance Charity and Binance Academy, to help more women understand Web3 and blockchain technology through our programs "educational and internship programs aim to equip young women with knowledge and skills ready to face the upheavals of the industry," said He Yi, co-founder and CMO of Binance. "We believe that anyone with ideas can change the world, regardless of gender. We hope these commitments will result in more women on the front lines of innovation and bring change to our industry.”

“Given the growth of the blockchain and Web 3 sector, it is important that women are part of this technological revolution and participate in building the future of this sector. Innovation feeds on the diversity of profiles. The vitality of the ecosystem also depends on its ability to onboard women in this growth,” declared Stéphanie Cabossioras, General Director of Binance France.

In addition to providing free crypto educational resources in over 30 languages ​​on Binance Academy, Binance will waive trading fees4 until the end of March with code IWD2023 as an additional way to welcome new users and new users in the crypto world.

The Binance France team is organizing a Webinar on the subject of Women in Crypto on Wednesday March 8, 2022 at 6 p.m. on Binance Live.

1 TripleA.io: Global Crypto Ownership 

2 CoinJournal.net: Women in crypto statistics 2022

3 BCG.com: Gender Diversity in Web3
4 Promo code covers trading fees up to a value of $100 during the month of March 2023.

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