Comments on: What is keeping women out of technology in Israel? http://www.israelinnovation20.com/2009/11/10/what-is-keeping-women-out-of-technology-in-israel/ Inside Israeli Technology Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:48:32 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: A Mother in Israel http://www.israelinnovation20.com/2009/11/10/what-is-keeping-women-out-of-technology-in-israel/comment-page-1/#comment-1166 A Mother in Israel Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:01:37 +0000 http://www.israelinnovation20.com/?p=685#comment-1166 <strong>Haveil Havalim #244: No Protektzia Necessary...</strong> Welcome to the November 22, 2009 edition of Haveil Havalim, the Jewish-Israeli blog carnival. I called this edition “No Protektzia Necessary.” Click here to read why. If this is your first visit to A Mother in Israel you can find pages, ca... Haveil Havalim #244: No Protektzia Necessary…

Welcome to the November 22, 2009 edition of Haveil Havalim, the Jewish-Israeli blog carnival. I called this edition “No Protektzia Necessary.” Click here to read why.
If this is your first visit to A Mother in Israel you can find pages, ca…

]]> By: Lisa Damast http://www.israelinnovation20.com/2009/11/10/what-is-keeping-women-out-of-technology-in-israel/comment-page-1/#comment-1159 Lisa Damast Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:38:51 +0000 http://www.israelinnovation20.com/?p=685#comment-1159 Thanks for your insight Mia. This is a good example of what Kark gets at about familial structure and obligations. Regarding the breakdown in demographics at your work, what percent of employees would you say are female? Thanks for your insight Mia. This is a good example of what Kark gets at about familial structure and obligations. Regarding the breakdown in demographics at your work, what percent of employees would you say are female?

]]> By: Mia http://www.israelinnovation20.com/2009/11/10/what-is-keeping-women-out-of-technology-in-israel/comment-page-1/#comment-1158 Mia Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:18:11 +0000 http://www.israelinnovation20.com/?p=685#comment-1158 Alternative options of daycare are often very expensive. Many mothers do the math to find that even with higher Technology salaries they are working at a loss. The system that seems to work better and is popular with former Russian families is the Savta. A trusted family member (usually a live-in grandmother) who cares for the children after daycare hours, with no extra cost and little if any guilt for the mother. Alternative options of daycare are often very expensive. Many mothers do the math to find that even with higher Technology salaries they are working at a loss.
The system that seems to work better and is popular with former Russian families is the Savta. A trusted family member (usually a live-in grandmother) who cares for the children after daycare hours, with no extra cost and little if any guilt for the mother.

]]> By: Mia http://www.israelinnovation20.com/2009/11/10/what-is-keeping-women-out-of-technology-in-israel/comment-page-1/#comment-1157 Mia Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:06:00 +0000 http://www.israelinnovation20.com/?p=685#comment-1157 As a woman and mother of kindergarten and school aged children working in Technology, I feel the need to make a few point here. First I would like to point out that there actually are many technical women working in technology, and the age groups are interesting. Most of the woman in technology are young (just out of university) are old'ish (45 and up) and the older woman tend to be with Russian background. The age group of women with young and school aged children is very dense. Notice that youngest woman and oldest woman are the weakest population in the workforce. I think the answer to the disappearance of woman from the Technological workforce is a combination of family structure, work demands and the daycare system in Israel. In Israel the mother is not only expected to be the main care giver by others, she expects and demands it for herself. I have yet to see an Israeli woman give up the role of main caregiver, even if the father is more than willing to take it on. So, not many mothers are willing to stay at work until 20:00 on a regular basis. The other factor is the daycare system, even if many mothers would be willing to stay at work later the daycare system still only works until 16:00 to 17:00 that means that to take a child out of daycare the parent needs to leave work earlier than the official end of the day time. As a woman and mother of kindergarten and school aged children working in Technology, I feel the need to make a few point here. First I would like to point out that there actually are many technical women working in technology, and the age groups are interesting. Most of the woman in technology are young (just out of university) are old’ish (45 and up) and the older woman tend to be with Russian background. The age group of women with young and school aged children is very dense. Notice that youngest woman and oldest woman are the weakest population in the workforce.
I think the answer to the disappearance of woman from the Technological workforce is a combination of family structure, work demands and the daycare system in Israel.
In Israel the mother is not only expected to be the main care giver by others, she expects and demands it for herself. I have yet to see an Israeli woman give up the role of main caregiver, even if the father is more than willing to take it on. So, not many mothers are willing to stay at work until 20:00 on a regular basis. The other factor is the daycare system, even if many mothers would be willing to stay at work later the daycare system still only works until 16:00 to 17:00 that means that to take a child out of daycare the parent needs to leave work earlier than the official end of the day time.

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