Women underrepresented in the Israeli tech ecosystem at 30% of the workforce
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Women are underrepresented in the Israeli tech ecosystem, accounting for a consistent 30% or so of the high-tech workforce, an annual study by the Israel Innovation Authority (IIA) confirmed on Tuesday, International’s Women’s Day.
The report said women were a minority at each stage of the path toward the high-tech industry and along their career routes, from school to military to university, and in their employment or entrepreneurial ventures.
The IIA report said that women hold 23% of jobs in development and cyber roles in the Israel Defense Forces, and make up only 30.7% of students studying tech at universities.
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