Where Do Women Fit Into the Metaverse?

08.03.2022 - 22:59 / glamour.com

Glamour editors and sat down with Nicola Mendelsohn, VP of the Global Business Group for Meta, to find out, and to discuss why it will be an increasingly important space for women. The meeting itself took place within VR workspace , enabling avatars of all three meeting participants to sit next to each other and chat—despite the fact Joseph was physically in London and Barry and Mendelsohn were in New York. Firstly: what is the metaverse? According to Mendelsohn, the short answer is that it's “the future of social technology," adding that the “fully-realized version is still five to 10 years away.” She explained, “It's a continuum of many different parts […] including 2D video calls, augmented reality, and totally-immersive virtual reality experiences," adding that “The fun thing is that you're going to be able to do things in the metaverse that you can't do in real life.” Ready to learn more? Here are some key takeaways from Glamour's inaugural meeting in the metaverse.Mendelsohn outlined Meta's hope for the future, saying, “In the next ten years, we hope there will be a billion people in the metaverse, creating in the metaverse, and creating significant businesses within the metaverse […] There are jobs that are going to be created that we can't imagine yet." And women are already playing a significant part in achieving this vision:“[Meta] has this thing called Spark AR Go, which is a production studio where you can make filters. We're seeing that a really significant proportion of those filters are actually being created by women.”For women that want to get involved with the metaverse, Mendelsohn said.