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הפיבוט המפתיע של מיזם הכשרת הנשים להייטק She Codes
She Codes, an initiative that trains women for the tech industry, is changing its approach. Instead of offering programming and development courses, it will now encourage young women to choose academic studies relevant to the tech industry. This change is a result of a new agreement with the Ministry of Labor, which will allow the project to operate for another three years with a budget of 20 million shekels. The new program aims to train 2,000 graduates over the next three years.
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She codes organization reaches 45 branches following latest launch at Kaltura CTech
The she codes; community has launched a new branch at Kaltura, a video creation and distribution company. The community aims to teach coding to women and achieve equal gender distribution among software developers in Israel. The new branch at Kaltura is one of 45 active branches across the country. Kaltura is supportive of the communitys mission and believes in the importance of gender equality in the tech industry. The branch is run voluntarily by two Kaltura employees. The article highlights the stories of women who have benefited from the she codes; community, including a lawyer who wants to understand her sons conversations about technology and a visual content creator who found a job in Israels high-tech industry with the help of she codes;.
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נבחרת המנהיגות הצעירה של גלובס - גרסת הקורונה
LessTests, a company co-founded by Ruth Polachek, has developed a way to dramatically increase the number of coronavirus tests. The company combines old technology - pooling tests - with algorithms and combinatorics. Pooling is the collection of samples from several people for one test. The company has become the first in the world to receive regulatory approval for mathematical pooling, received investment from Neopharm, and began piloting the tests with United Health Fund. Polachek says they will soon work with additional health funds.
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Israeli Ministry of Labor Announces a $3 Million Investment in Women Coding Program
The Israeli Ministry of Labor has announced a joint venture with She Codes, an Israeli organization promoting the inclusion of women in the tech industry. The three-year plan involves establishing 40 teaching centers and training 4,440 women for work in the tech sector. The Labor Ministry and She Codes will each invest approximately $3 million (NIS 10 million) in the project. The investment is part of a plan to offer free coding training for women. She Codes is a community organization that offers free training, networking, and mentorship opportunities for women in tech. The new venture will focus on improving job placement for women in the tech industry.
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