RCIS

Abstract:

COVID-19 created an unplanned shift in where work took place. As women in Israeli high-tech moved across on-site, hybrid, and remote arrangements, it became possible to compare how strongly bias-related workplace experiences were reported across settings. Using survey data from 219 women and an adapted version of the Gender Bias Scale for Women Leaders (Diehl et al., 2020), this study examines whether work setting is associated with differences in everyday experiences of visibility, participation, and recognition. The clearest differences appear in on-site work. Women working on-site report stronger pressure around speaking up, greater caution in self-promotion, and sharper awareness that leadership and decision spaces are male dominated. Flexible work offers partial relief from some daily pressures, but it does not remove broader inequality and may weaken informal access to sponsorship and influence. The findings suggest that work arrangement matters for how bias is experienced. For organizations, the implication is direct: choices about presence, flexibility, and office time shape culture, inclusion, and the conditions under which women are seen, heard, and advanced.

Keywords:

work arrangements; gender bias; hybrid work; Israeli high-tech; workplace culture.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.33788/rcis.93.7

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