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Women in Tech

20 stories about Women in Tech

The Druze women coders of the Carmel Mountains

06.03.25|Ariela Karmel

A growing number of religious Druze women from Daliyat al-Karmel are entering the world of high-tech with the help of Lotus, a program launched in 2019 that trains them to become front-end developers, providing mentorship, job placement, and a workspace.

נעה גסטפרוינד Airwallex

Paving the way for female leadership in finance

05.03.25|Noa Gastfreund

Promoting women in finance is not just about social justice - it directly contributes to the success of financial organizations.

נשים חרדיות ב הייטק

High-tech gender gap persists despite surge in female students

04.03.25|Meir Orbach

More women are studying high-tech subjects, but representation in the workforce and leadership remains stagnant.

אירוע יזמיות - היזמית ומארגנות התחרות

"When women lead, the world progresses and becomes a better place"

19.02.25|Maayan Manela

PoLoPo, a company developing technology to grow animal-based protein in potatoes, won first place in the Next Gen Impact competition for women entrepreneurs hosted by Yazamiyot in collaboration with Microsoft, Luzzatto group, KPMG, Ofakim Travel, and Calcalist. Only 30% of the high-tech workforce is female, and the numbers are even lower in entrepreneurship.

Inside the world’s only tech hub for Bedouin women

09.01.25|Ariela Karmel

Samana, a program founded in 2023, trains Bedouin women in northern Israel for tech careers, providing mentorship, job placement, and a women-only tech hub in Zarzir to overcome cultural and geographical barriers.

כנס POWER OF DIVERSITY - פאנל כיצד לבנות חברות מגוונות מתחילת הדרך - מימין עוז אלון גני כהן דרפלר זאב בראודה ו קרן שדה מזרחי

"Diversity should be visible throughout the company’s structure - not just at the board level"

03.11.24|Hagay Gilboa

Oz Alon, CEO of HoneyBook, Jenny Cohen Derfler, CEO of Air Doctor, and Zeev Braude, CEO of SiteAware, spoke on a panel during the Power in Diversity conference about how to build diverse companies from the ground up

Hanadi Said's remarkable journey from the daughter of Palestinian refugees to the leader of a Haifa-based AI company

16.10.24|Ariela Karmel

The Lebanese-born, Montreal-raised daughter of Palestinian refugees built a successful career in the corporate world in the U.S. and Israel before becoming the CEO of Sensai Networks in Haifa. She spoke to CTech about her improbable life story and operating a company in the north of the country amid the ongoing war.

“There are so few female founders; this has to be put in the past”

21.08.24|Ariela Karmel

Eve Mamane, Co-Founder and CRO of mental health startup Agave Health, spoke to CTech about founding her first venture, the need to normalize female founders, and why the tech industry must eliminate outdated limitations on women in leadership roles

Cynthia Phitoussi and Audrey Chocron

"There are a lot of things that women founders can do better than men”

08.08.24|Ariela Karmel

Audrey Chocron and Cynthia Phitoussi spoke to CTech about founding and managing SeedIL Ventures which just raised $18 million for its second fund, about their journey as two female investors and founders in a male-dominated landscape, and how the war has impacted investment.

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“We constantly need to prove that we’re ‘good Arabs;’ the tech industry should be better”

05.08.24|Ariela Karmel

Khouloud Ayuti and Saja Kabaha spoke to CTech about Seeratech - the first women-led Arabic podcast about Arab tech leaders in Israel which they co-host. They discussed the importance of amplifying voices from their community in the industry and navigating unique challenges as Arabs in tech amid the ongoing war.

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Israeli women in tech gather to select representatives for global competition

10.06.24|Ariela Karmel

Female founders, investors and entrepreneurs congregated to select Israel’s representatives for the She Loves Tech competition's regional semi-finals in Amsterdam, the largest startup competition for women and technology, led by Yazamiyot in partnership with the FinSec Innovation Lab, Mastercard, Arieli Capital and ESOP-Phoenix

Leveraging opportunities for women in high-tech: A beacon of optimism for Startup Nation

29.05.24|Moran Massad Hadar, Hilla Ovil Brenner

"Women's innate strengths in creative thinking, emotional intelligence, and collaborative leadership, are invaluable assets in a landscape increasingly dominated by AI-driven decision-making," write Moran Massad Hadar and Hilla Ovil Brenner

נשים חרדיות ב הייטק

Tech’s gender gap: representation isn’t enough without equal pay

12.03.24|Ariela Karmel

A new report published by Compete, in partnership with Power in Diversity, Viola Group and Meitar Law Offices, shows that Israel’s tech sector is still rife with gender disparity particularly in executive roles and seed stage companies with a persistent wage gap

גליה באר גבל שותפה Team8 Fintech

Mitigating AI risks through gender diversity: The essential role of women in high tech

12.03.24|Galia Beer Gabel

"If we successfully harness the inherent attributes of women starting at an early age, we will achieve much more than a greater representation of women in high tech. We will contribute to building a more effective and successful industry, and a healthier economy that will be better poised to meet the challenges of AI and other major technological changes,” writes Galia Beer Gabel of Team8

עינת בנימיני מנהלת השלוחה הישראלית של Concentrix+Webhelp

Gender equality: A call to action

04.03.24|Einat Benjamini

"The evidence of the effectiveness of Israeli women in leadership roles is undeniable and spans across all areas of life. The demand for talent in Israel is substantial, and it is imperative for the government, local authorities, and the public sector to prioritize the addition of women to improve their performance," writes Einat Benjamini

חברת נובה עובדים ב הייטק משרדי חברת נובה

Only 12% of entrepreneurs who secured initial funding in Israeli tech in 2023 were female

A mere 17% of the startups that raised their first funding last year had at least one female founder, notably lower than the figure in the U.S. and Europe (26.2% and 25.5% respectively), according to a new report by RISE Israel

מיכל קאהן, מייסדת משותפת של הסטארט-אפ הזוכה בתחרות anydish

AI-powered nutrition solution wins Yazamiyot competition for women-led startups

04.02.24|Hagai Gilboa

The company anydish took the top spot in a women-led startup competition focused on supporting female entrepreneurship in Israel’s south following 7/10. The event, organized by Yazamiyot, Arieli Capital, and Mastercard’s FinSec, included a competition between five startups, with innovations focusing on real-time ultrasound diagnosis and alternative protein-rich foods.

כנס רודשואו - הילה אוביל ברנר מייסדת Yazamiyot - Women Entrepreneurs

"To be a female entrepreneur in Israel is difficult, but to be a woman leading a startup during wartime is even tougher"

04.02.24|Hagai Gilboa

Women-led startups from the south were the focus of an event led by Yazamiyot and Arieli Capital and held at Microsoft's offices in Be'er Sheva to discuss the challenges that female entrepreneurs are facing and how to support women-led startups in the south

"My first job interview was two weeks after giving birth; a month later I started working"

25.06.23|Maayan Manela

Racheli Ganot, CEO and founder of the Ready Group, says that flexibility in the high-tech industry makes it very suitable for women

Shelly Bloch Yael Ophir

Israel is poised to lead the way in FemTech, but challenges remain in realizing full potential

07.06.23|Ariela Karmel

While interest has risen in tech related to women’s health, investors must move past their bias for Israel to lead the world in this sector