- 58% of Arab Women and 34.7% of Ultra- Orthodox Women in Tech Jobs Are Employed Outside the High-Tech Sector
Approximately 554,000 people were employed in tech jobs in Israel in 2024. Of these, about 391,000 worked in the high-tech sector, while 163,000 held tech jobs in other industries. In other words, approx. 70% of tech jobs are in the high-tech sector.
A breakdown by gender and population group reveals that 73.5% of Jewish (Non-UItra-Orthodox) women in tech jobs work in high-tech (121,800 women), while 26.5% are employed in tech jobs outside the sector. In contrast, a higher proportion of Arab and Ultra-Orthodox women in tech jobs work outside high-tech: 58.3% of Arab women in tech jobs are employed outside the sector, as are 34.7% of Ultra-Orthodox women.
An examination of the growth rate of women in these three population groups over the past three years reveals that they are not meeting the growth targets set by the Perlmutter Committee. As a result, the annual growth rate required over the next decade to meet the committee’s 2035 employment targets for tech jobs in each population group is 4.6% for Jewish (Non-Ultra-Orthodox) women, 17.4% for Arab women, and 10.1% for Ultra- Orthodox women.
Thanks:
The Israel Innovation Authority wishes to thank Startup Nation Central and Dr. Sergey Somkin from the Aaron Institute for their extensive assistance in processing and analyzing CBS employment and matriculation data, and for their collaborative insights.
The Innovation Authority also thanks Startup Genome for sharing data and insights that enabled global comparisons.
Writing and Editing: Economics and Research Division – Israel Innovation Authority, Inbal Orpaz – Consultant and Content Editor, Founder of the ‘Woman in Tech’ initiative
Linguistic and Graphic Design: Call Text