Empowering Women Through Crypto

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At Gemini, we believe that cryptocurrency can have broad-based, democratizing benefits for individuals around the world, regardless of gender or race.

Here Are Two Ways You Can Get Involved

1. Donate Crypto to Organizations That Empower Women Globally

Mona Foundation and Africa Development Promise are two organizations that are dedicated to educating women in Africa – to empower them to grow, work, and contribute to their communities, and pursue their dreams. These non-profit foundations are early adopters in paving the path to accept cryptocurrency donations, and today we will donate a portion of today’s trading fees, up to $5,000, to The Giving Block’s participating non-profit organizations to help them further their missions. We encourage you to learn more about these organizations and donate.

Mona Foundation was founded by Mahnaz Javid and a small group of people who experienced the despair of poverty firsthand and witnessed the power of education to transform lives. They believe that the key to alleviating poverty and achieving sustained community transformation lies in education and gender equality. Mona Foundation partners with grassroots educational programs that provide education to people of all backgrounds, empower women and girls, and emphasize character development and service to the community. In 2019, Mona Foundation supported the education and empowerment of more than 429,000 students in 19 partner projects in 12 countries including US, Haiti, Panama, Brazil, India, Vietnam, China, Mongolia, Gambia and Sierra Leone.

Africa Development Promise is an international non-profit organization whose mission is to drive collective action of rural entrepreneurial women to advance sustainable business and economic independence in East African communities. They believe that collective action and enterprise are proven pathways for empowering rural women to achieve their economic goals. In fragile rural economies, small, single-owned enterprises tend to fail because the individual cannot bear to take the risk alone. This is especially true for women who also lack access to inputs, training, credit and markets that they need to gain social and economic independence.

2. Help Your Friends And Colleagues Learn About Crypto

We believe that crypto can help women gain global financial freedom, but only 10% of crypto community participants are women. Yet, in a recent survey conducted by Grayscale, 93% of the women surveyed said they would be interested in learning more if they had better access to crypto-focused education. To get started with crypto education, visit Gemini Learn or 20 Things to Know About Crypto campaign, which are both aimed to help demystify crypto and bring more awareness to the asset class.

Gemini Learn

Gemini Learn aims to simplify many key concepts and topics in the cryptocurrency space. This resource will be a dynamic source of content and updated regularly.

20 Things to Know About Crypto

Over the past ten years, crypto has evolved from a single whitepaper to a global asset class, and we believe 2020 will be a transformational #YearOfCrypto. Our 20 Things to Know About Crypto covers a broad range of topics – from blockchain 101 to crypto custody to what to look for in a crypto exchange – as a resource to help you learn more.

While we still have a long way to go as an industry, we have asked some of the brilliant women building the future of money at Gemini to describe crypto’s potential to benefit women globally.

On International Women’s Day, we want to empower women to continue learning, investing, and participating in the global economy through cryptocurrency.

The views and opinions expressed by our employees do not necessarily reflect Gemini’s views and opinions.

Here's what they said:

“Cryptocurrency can be something of an equalizer. Cryptocurrency’s inherent privacy features allow women to access financial services they might not otherwise have access to. Additionally, speculative investments can provide financial opportunities which can benefit women who typically have lower earning power.”

Claire Lovell Principal Product Manager

“I think crypto can definitely help women clear systemic and social hurdles that have historically blocked us from achieving financial autonomy and economic equality. There are a ton of “Women in Crypto” groups popping up in different cities around the world, and it’s exciting to read about how the community is starting to pay more attention to women adopting and investing in crypto.”

Genesis Whitlock Talent Acquisition Manager

"There are 3.8 billion women in the world. Any industry that isn’t dialed into the success of women will fall behind. In aggregate, women represent a growth market larger than China and India combined!”

Dionne Gordon Program Manager, Office of CEOs

“In several countries today, women's access to money is at worst blocked or at best surveilled. We have to remember that there are thousands of women who can't purchase what they need or want for themselves or their families; many also cannot leave an unsafe situation as a result. Crypto could be an answer to a glaring human rights issue by providing women with permission-less access to money and payments."

Margaret Galiani Principal, People Operations, Talent Development in People

“Just 46 years ago, The Equal Credit Opportunity Act of 1974 finally allowed single women to access their own lines of credit. Now in 2020, with the help of cryptocurrency, we have the opportunity to allow access to financial freedom and independence to all that are underserved and underrepresented. Now is our chance to educate and to build a financial system for the future.”

Beth Kurteson Managing Director of Operations, People Strategy and Growth

Approximately 1 billion women worldwide don’t have access to a bank account or a credit card?

exclude women from opening a bank account and obtaining credit? 72 countries

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