Final Presentation

1. The Quality Of Life Of Women In Technology In Israel
By: Calvin Nguyen

2. The Facts
● Roughly 50% of Arab females study CS
● Only 25% for Jewish females

3. Why the vast difference?
● Arabian females in CS encouraged by
teachers
● Schools encouraged Arabs more.
● Family and Friends encouraged more.
● Separate Educational System
○ More choices for Jewish educational system

4. Quality Of Life - Culturally
● Arabs culture is a
collective culture
● Arabs emphasizes
on hierarchy
● Few Arab females
working in CS
● QoL culturally
improved.
● Jewish has
independent culture
● Few Jewish
females working in
CS
● QoL culturally did
not improve.

5. Quality of Life - Social
● Arabian females were
encouraged more.
● Arabs minority in Israel
● Technology improved
QoL of Arabian women
socially
● Jewish females were
encouraged less.
● Jewish majority sector
● Technology did not
improve QoL socially.

6. Quality Of Life - Politically
Technology improved politically for women in
Israel overall. It gave them more financial
freedom as well as options.

7. Quality Of Life - Politically Israel
● Improved Politically because of technology
● Arab-Jewish startup business
○ Equality through economic cooperation
○ Waze - $ 1 billion sale (Tabletmag.com, 2013).

8. Quality Of Life - Economically Israel
● All statistics on this page cited from Israel Ministry of
Affair. Link located at the end of this presentation.
● QoL improved economically
○ 1991, $3 billion in hi-tech exports
○ 2000, $12.3 billion
○ 2006, $34 billion
● Technology improved human well being
○ In 2009, hi-tech industries employed over 200,000
● Technology improved Economic Development
○ 90% of public budget went into hi-tech

9. Quality Of Life - Socially Israel
● Statements on this page references statements from article on Israel
provided on Canvas and from Israel Ministry of Affair website.
● QoL improved socially in Israel
○ Transport and Communication development made up 7% of GDP
● Start-up companies
○ Waze, and Israel startup, used by over 50 million people (Forbes,
2013).
○ OrCam, allow blind people to see.
○ Phinergy, a company that extended electric car battery by 3 times the
average.
● Education emphasizes on technology
○ Courses offered in technology

10. Work Cited
"Economy." Israel Ministry of Affairs. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 May 2014. <http://www.mfa.gov.
il/mfa/aboutisrael/economy/pages/economy-%20sectors%20of%20the%20economy.aspx>.
Flows, Capital. "What Are The Secrets Behind Israel's Growing Innovative Edge?." Forbes. Forbes Magazine, 7 Nov. 2013. Web.
17 May 2014. <http://www.forbes.com/sites/realspin/2013/11/07/what-are-the-secrets-behind-israels-growing-innovative-edge/>.
Lefkovits, Etgar. "Using Technology to Develop Arab-Jewish Ties." The New York Times. The New York Times, 5 June 2003.
Web. 17 May 2014. <http://www.nytimes.com/2003/06/06/business/using-technology-to-develop-arab-jewish-ties.html>.
"The Nazareth Code: Can Israel’s Booming Tech Sector Heal the Wounds of Israeli Arabs?." Newsread in Israel. N.p., n.d. Web.
17 May 2014. <http://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-news-and-politics/137742/nazareth-tech-arab-israel>.