On May 8, 2012, at 1:12 PM, Yaakov Stein wrote: >> Around 30%-40%. I don't have hard numbers, >> but I have a feeling that it has gone down a bit in the last 10 years. > > Yoav, > > Your feelings are quite accurate as to the range, > but less so regarding the trend. > According to a recent study, 35.6% of high-tech employees in Israel are women, > and this percentage has been relatively stable for the past 10 years. > > Women make up 47.5% of all employees with academic credentials (as of 2010) > in all sectors, > so high-tech is actually comparatively under-represented. > On the other hand, only 32.9% of managerial positions (in all sectors) > are occupied by women.
I can believe that. It could be specific to Check Point. OTOH there are those companies with departments where only women work. That could be keeping the balance. Yoav
