Women in Tech

20 stories about Women in Tech
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
Inbar Reis

A Roadmap to Success: Six ways to help women succeed in tech

10.03.21|Inbar Reis
While equality is gradually arriving on the scene, here are a few things we can do right now
הילה היבש 2

It’s less about ego, more about collaboration say leading female executives

08.03.21|Yafit Ovadia
Bringing their own unique, less competitive, and more empathetic mindset to their careers, many women are entering high tech and senior management positions than ever before
Women's Day VC

“They have this image of a successful entrepreneur... and then along comes a woman”

08.03.21|James Spiro
CTech spoke with 10 women in the VC space to learn some of the ways the industry has changed in relation to diversity and inclusion
דנה גלבוע

Misconceptions start with ‘me’

05.03.21|Dana Gilboa
Women often question their own ability to fill a role and are filled with doubt, unlike men, which prevents them from entering positions in the high tech industry
מנכ"לית פאפיה עינת גז

Papaya Global raises $100 million making it Israel’s first woman-led unicorn

04.03.21|Meir orbach
CEO and co-founder Eynat Guez closed the deal late in her pregnancy, says she is rejecting flood of SPAC merger offers
Mary Hainrichson

Women represent an untapped pool of scientific talent, what we need is more role models

11.02.21|Mary Hainrichson
In honor of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, MeMed’s Dr. Mary Hainrichson offers some words of encouragement
ספייס-X SpaceX  דרגון חלל ספייס אדוונצ'רס

“In 10 years we’ll see people start settling on other planets,” says SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell

26.01.21|Yafit Ovadia
Leading space experts speak during an all-female panel at the Ramon Spacetech Conference sponsored by Calcalist about their hopes for the growing space tech industry in Israel and abroad