Women in Tech

20 stories about Women in Tech
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Melio launches mentoring program for women in high tech industry

28.03.22|Yafit Ovadia
The MentorMe program for female developers brings together women for a series of group and personal meetings, discussions, and networking
Sharon Uda, VP R_altD at CHEQ

From childhood to adulthood: Two pieces of advice for women looking for a career in tech

21.03.22|Sharon Uda
"If you want to succeed and see younger generations succeeding as well, you must be there for other women, for other girls. You must inspire them, mentor them, and lead the way for change," writes Sharon Uda, VP R&D at CHEQ
מירי נודלמן, מתכנתת ומהנדסת דאטה בפלייטיקה

Derogatory treatment could deter female gamers from becoming game designers

18.03.22|Irad Atzmon-Schmayer
Female gamers receive unequal treatment, and this could later deter them from becoming game designers, programmers, and developers says Miri Nudelman, a data engineer at Playtika
שירה קורח, Senior Art בחברת Matific

“In gaming, the gender pay gap is still a thing”

17.03.22|Irad Atzmon-Schmayer
Despite the progression of the industry, women still earn less on average than their male counterparts, and must “have that uncomfortable discussion over raises,” says Shira Korach, a 2D Designer at Matific
אליה טופול, מנהלת מוצר ב-PlayStudios

“Gender equality contributes to a peaceful, equal workplace environment, helps companies succeed”

16.03.22|Irad Atzmon-Schmayer
Calcalist spoke with Israeli women changing the future of gaming, with Part 4 featuring Elya Topol, Product Manager at Playstudios-Israel, who discusses how the gaming industry is helping slash widely-accepted stigmas
רימון שושן, מדריכת תכנות לנערות בעמותת QueenB

“Teaching young girls to code is shattering the stigma that ‘programming is only for boys’”

15.03.22|Irad Atzmon-Schmayer
Calcalist spoke with the Israeli women changing the future of gaming, with Part 3 featuring Rimon Shushan, NOC engineer, and a programming mentor at QueenB, an organization that helps teach young girls programming
מימין: רתם בן דוד ומיכל יששכרי

“Women work harder than their male counterparts to earn senior positions”

14.03.22|Irad Atzmon-Schmayer
Despite the increase in the number of female gamers, the number of those who design games is still relatively low. Calcalist spoke with several Israeli women who are changing the future of gaming, with Part 2 featuring Rotem Ben-David and Michal Issachary of CrazyLabs
שי סגל, מעצבת XR בסטארט-אפ Resight

“Things are changing. Having a female gaming community is important”

13.03.22|Irad Atzmon-Schmayer
Despite the increase in the number of female gamers, the number of those who design games is still relatively low. Calcalist spoke with several Israeli women who are changing the future of gaming, with Part 1 featuring Shay Segal, Head of Design at Resight
Shiri Fabric BiblioTech

CTech's Book Review: Examining an essential read for women in the workforce

08.03.22|Shiri Mosenzon-Erez
Shiri Mosenzon-Erez, VP Solution Design at Fabric, shares insights after reading “Power, for All: How It Really Works and Why It's Everyone's Business” by Julie Battilana and Tiziana Casciaro
גבריאלה קורן

Glassbox appoints Gabriela Koren as Chief Revenue Officer

20.02.22|CTech
Koren will lead the company’s commercial efforts to accelerate enterprise growth in key vertical industries and new locations
רות פרסול

SpaceIL and Parasol Foundation launch NIS 1.5M program to boost women in space industry

25.01.22|Yafit Ovadia
The Parasol Foundation Women in SpaceIL program will provide scholarships to female engineering students, graduates and allow them to take part in construction of next lunar spacecraft
Shachar Orren BiblioTech

CTech's Book Review: A call to raise our children without gender constructs

15.01.22|Shachar Orren
Shachar Orren, Co-Founder of EX.CO, shares insights after reading “Brave, Not Perfect” by Reshma Saujani
רחל גנות עינת גז תום ליבנה

“Late-night meetings prevent parents or mothers from being part of a company”

11.01.22|Meir Orbach
Women comprise 30% of the high tech industry, but at some companies that figure is over 50%. “We created optimal conditions from the start that are suitable for working parents, and that drew plenty of women to our company,” said HoneyBook Israel manager
 סיון שמרי דהן Sivan Shimri Dahan Qumra Capital

Despite boom, Israeli tech remains tainted by female underrepresentation

10.01.22|Meir Orbach
A study by the Power in Diversity initiative, which examined 424 startups and 70 VC funds, found that the average percentage of women represented in the companies under study was 33%
אצה אצות

Algamed Therapeutics is tapping into nature for a femtech solution

29.11.21|Yafit Ovadia
The Israeli company is using algae to create a female-friendly treatment for atrophic vaginitis
נשים בחלל

“Working in this tech sector as a woman, you have to be just a little bit better"

11.10.21|Yafit Ovadia
Dr. Sandra Cauffman, Deputy Director for the Earth Science Division at NASA, was speaking at a panel of top female space experts as part of World Space Week in which Israel participated actively for the first time last week
נטע שמיידלר

“Working in the cybersecurity industry means you’re one of the good guys”

20.08.21|Yafit Ovadia
Morphisec’s offering prevents the next cyberattack before it occurs, says VP of Product Netta Schmeidler, adding that like her, “more women are joining the industry, but it still isn’t enough”
אירוע לנשים צעירות 2021

Woman2Woman mentoring program encourages younger women to aim high

14.07.21|Yafit Ovadia
Opening event featured Chairwoman of the Israel Securities Authority, former head of the Central Bank, former Chief Scientist, among other notable female speakers
ורד פליס

The pandemic holds many opportunities for women in cloud-tech

13.04.21|Vered Flis-Segal
Women’s representation in technological positions is relatively low, but is even lower in cloud computing. “Women in the Clouds” platform encourages other women to join a relatively new but booming field
איילת בר

Bringing female intuition to artificial intelligence

12.03.21|Yafit Ovadia
Intel-Israel and Supersonas have gathered a large amount of data and advice from leading Israeli women to build the first female-intuitive artificial intelligence system