Appendix: Employment in Tech Roles Across the Economy

Approximately 70% of Women’s Tech Roles Are in the High-Tech Sector, with the Remainder in Other Sectors of the Economy

The total number of tech-role positions – both in the high-tech sector and the rest of the economy – reached approximately 570,000 in 2025.¹Data refers to the first three quarters of the year About 70% of these positions are in the hightech sector, while approximately 30% are in other sectors. A similar distribution is observed among both women and men: approximately 135,000 women are employed in tech roles in the high-tech sector (71% of the women in tech roles), with the remainder employed in other sectors of the economy.

Compared with 2024, the number of women employed in the high-tech sector increased by 3.2%, while the number of women in tech roles overall rose by about 9%. A similar, though more moderate, trend was observed among men.

An examination of the distribution of employees by population group shows that among Arab and ultra-Orthodox women, a higher ratio of those employed in tech roles work outside the high-tech sector compared with non-ultra-Orthodox Jewish women.