LATINAS IN TECH PARTNERS WITH KORBEL® CALIFORNIA CHAMPAGNE TO CELEBRATE INFLUENTIAL HISPANIC WOMEN IN STEM WITH LUMINARIAS NFT COLLECTION AND METAVERSE ART EXHIBITION
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Latinas in Tech, a non-profit organization with the aim to connect, support, and empower Hispanic women working in technology, is entering the metaverse in partnership with Korbel® California Champagne to present Luminarias, a virtual art exhibition spotlighting 30 Latina changemakers in the STEM industries. Ranging from corporate executives to digital creators, the honorees will be represented as individual NFT portraits and featured in a fully-immersive VR gallery. For more information, visit here.
- Designed by award-winning illustrator and digital artist Lucia Diaz, each Luminarias portrait may be purchased as a charity NFT, with all proceeds donated to Latinas in Tech.
- Launching September 15 and open throughout Hispanic Heritage Month, the metaverse exhibition will be accessible via VR headset, computer, tablet, or smartphone.
- While women represent 28.8% of the U.S. tech workforce, Hispanic women only make up 2%, according to a recent study .
- "Luminarias shines a light on some of the extraordinary Hispanic women who are illuminating career paths for Latinas in STEM," said Roco van Nierop, Co-Founder and CEO of Latinas in Tech."