Developing tools for the orthodox young woman to better combine work and family life
Social
The Challenge
The project aimed to tackle the complexity of combining work and demanding family life of orthodox haredi women living in closed communities all over the country. The project consisted of ethnographic research of young haredi women in the time frame of 5 years after completing the seminar (equivalent to high school). The chosen timeframe reflected the challenges facing these women in their first experiences in the working world – a secular world very different than the religious one they come from, together with becoming a mother for the first time and expanding their family.
"My work in a secular high tech company puts a lot of stress on my marriage. When I come home I don't feel like I can really share my day with my husband. He doesn't understand that world. He doesn't understand where i'm coming from" (Orthodox Haredi Woman)
The Project
After completing the research of women, husbands, rabis, bride consultants and more, we constructed the insights and created 7 personas that reflected the pain points, motivations, needs and customer journeys of these women.
Finally, we had ideation sessions with relevant stakeholders and created new concepts that fit the lifestyle of these women and can help with the demanding challenges they face.
The Outcome
In this unique project the products and services that were created match the more “analogical” way of living of these communities and consisted more of face to face interaction services and tangible products, rather than digital solutions.