This has been a historic year for Israeli hi-tech, with the sector reaching unprecedented highs in 2021 in terms of funding. While the industry has progressed in one way, however, there may still be work to do incorporating women and granting them equal opportunities in hi-tech.
“We meet hundreds of companies, and I don’t see many female entrepreneurs or executives in the meetings we hold,” said NTT Innovation Laboratory Israel CEO Noa Asher. “The current state of gender equality in the industry isn’t a very positive one. This is really disappointing.”
She explained how she feels that women are perhaps less encouraged to apply to executive roles in hi-tech, and that women are afraid to apply for jobs for which they feel they are not 100% qualified. According to the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report, the percentage of female legislators, senior officials, and managers in Israel is a meager 34.6%. While this places it above some of its neighbors (Egypt: 7.4%, Lebanon: 21.2%), there is clearly much room for growth, and a global ranking of 60th means finding a female CEO in the Israeli tech sector is something of a rarity.
Continue reading: https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/tech/women-in-high-tech-challenges-they-face-and-hope-for-the-future-688924
“We meet hundreds of companies, and I don’t see many female entrepreneurs or executives in the meetings we hold,” said NTT Innovation Laboratory Israel CEO Noa Asher. “The current state of gender equality in the industry isn’t a very positive one. This is really disappointing.”
She explained how she feels that women are perhaps less encouraged to apply to executive roles in hi-tech, and that women are afraid to apply for jobs for which they feel they are not 100% qualified. According to the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report, the percentage of female legislators, senior officials, and managers in Israel is a meager 34.6%. While this places it above some of its neighbors (Egypt: 7.4%, Lebanon: 21.2%), there is clearly much room for growth, and a global ranking of 60th means finding a female CEO in the Israeli tech sector is something of a rarity.
Continue reading: https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/tech/women-in-high-tech-challenges-they-face-and-hope-for-the-future-688924
