This week, host Eve Young, economics correspondent for The Jerusalem Post, interviews Einat Mesterman, director of the strategic program for quality employment in east Jerusalem in the Strategy and Innovation Department at the Jerusalem Municipality
Einat explains what barriers residents of east Jerusalem with tech and STEM degrees are facing when looking for employment, and how the municipality's "EastTech" hi-tech center is working to address this. She also talks about the importance of reaching out directly to populations that are underrepresented in companies, and how role models make a difference.
Eve and Amy also discuss how and why the City of Jerusalem is investing in innovation hubs in east Jerusalem and how they hope this will impact the city in the long run.
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