Israel, despite all of its internal and external strife, consistently ranks as one of the happiest nations in the world. Everyone is required to do some sort of military service, men and women alike, which helps them learn leadership skills. The authors talked about how the military worked to integrate autistic individuals into service, playing to their strengths, because in Israel it's an embarrassment *not* to serve.
Israel also has a young society that has a higher than average birthrate. One of the reasons for this is businesses encourage mothers to bring their young children to work with them. They have an amazing system in place to encourage women not only to rise to the top of their professions, but to do so while raising a family.
Israel is home to a rapidly growing number of tech companies and start ups. It's really impressive how global companies will allow their Israeli employees to stay and work in Israel rather than forcing them to move closer to their headquarters. Israelis who move elsewhere tend to move back because of how much they miss their homeland. One person interviewed for the book moved his three small children from Palo Alto back to Israel because he wanted his children to experience the history of living there. He said Israel was like no where else in the world. A very ringing endorsement indeed.
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