The World Jewish Congress and the Permanent Mission of Israel to the United Nations hosted a special event Wednesday in cooperation with Israel Aerospace Industries honoring young women aspiring to professions in engineering and technology.
Three female high-school students were brought in from Israel for the Women Engineers of Tomorrow event, together with their mentors, to present the innovations they have developed over recent months as part of the Women Leaders initiative, a unique project developed by the IAI to inspire young women to become involved in the aerospace industry.
“Presenting the Women Engineers of Tomorrow at the UN will show the world the true face of Israel and will help further the place of women in the sciences," said Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations in New York, Danny Danon. "These projects ensure a solid technological foundation not only for the future development of our country, but for the betterment of people around the world.”
WJC CEO and Executive Vice President Robert Singer said: “The World Jewish Congress is pleased to be involved in such an important initiative to empower girls to become the successful leaders of tomorrow. Israel leads the international field in technology and innovation, and through educational programs like these, more young people – both boys and girls – are becoming inspired to continue the trend and work toward building a better society for us all.”
The innovations developed by the three students include a technological solution to forgetting children in locked vehicles (Doreen Cohen), tools to map and analyze traffic and transportation routes in real time (Gaya Nachshon) and a personal aircraft for everyday transportation needs (Omer Prives).
The keynote speaker of the event is Kira Radinsky, the co-founder of sales predict and an accomplished computer scientist who was recently named as one of Forbes’ 30 Under 30 Rising Starts of Enterprise Technology.
Other speakers included Ambassador Danon, Evelyn Sommer, Chair WJC North America, Atefa Riazi, UN Chief Information Technology Officer, Ahmad Alhendawi, UN Secretary General’s Envoy on Youth, Eliana Fishler, IAI Spokesperson, and Inbal Sternberg, IAI Director of Sustainability.
“It is a privilege for the World Jewish Congress to participate in this special program that encourages the empowerment of young women by promoting education in the sciences, technology, engineering, and mathematics," said Sommer. "By encouraging young women to enter these advanced fields, countries all around the world will help in the successful modernization of their economies and societies. The United Nations, the Permanent Mission of Israel to the UN, and Israel Aircraft Industries are to be lauded for the support for young women in the sciences. The strengthening of education of the next generation can be an underpinning of global peace and understanding for years to come.”
