Coral Cohen

I attribute my success to always finding time to support women, wherever I work or whatever I do. Even when I worked in the semiconductor industry, I initiated a project that makes more women who work there learn advanced degrees in the university for them to become engineers. During my studies, when I worked in the committee, and after working in the company, I continued this work. Now I'm creating this podcast also for women. I feel really proud about that - I always have time to support other women. This has been something that always accompanies me throughout my career.

First, I would say there is nothing she cannot do. Everything is really possible, and I believe that if she will maybe have the right guidance from a mentor - someone that she knows that was there, whether it's a woman or not - she can decide and understand how to get there. There are some shortcuts by getting some good advice. Another thing is that if you're not getting inside somewhere while you tried in the more conventional way from the door, you can always get in from the window. If someone said no, don't give up - find another way in. I also want young women to know that you cannot tell yourself you shouldn't study a scientific degree or engineering degree because you weren't so good at math at school. I met so many people who really were bad at math in school and now they're engineers. It says nothing about you, because when it's the right time for us and we feel that we want to take this responsibility and study hard, we will get there. I really believe that everyone can get there if they push harder and study harder. Everyone can study those fields, and you don't need to be any kind of gifted since you were born. No, it's something that you can learn and do afterwards and become really good at that. I've escorted young people who are now engineers, and they were really afraid at the beginning, and everyone can do that.

I feel like we have a lack of guidance out there on social media, and I don't see enough women in those great positions afterwards where I can say, okay, I want to get to her position, I want to be like her, and I want to tell other people to be like her. I received so many questions from people who just finished their bachelor's degree, and they wanted to ask me how to get inside the industry, the semiconductor industry, or any other industry, if I have some tips. I felt that I need to give some good tips to other people, and I wanted to focus on women because we can really do everything. I wanted to show that to the world. I believe that you cannot be what you cannot see, so that's why I started my podcast - to give young women role models and show them what's possible.