Policy Paper 161 | An Employment - Promotion Plan for Arab Societyiv in the Arab population’s employment indices, there was a similar, and sometimes even greater, improvement in the corresponding indices among the Jewish population, and therefore the disparities remained . When we look at the disparities within Arab society we find significant gaps of two sorts : by gender and by region . The gender gaps in the labor market are more prominent in the Arab population than in the total population for several reasons . Arab women, as a national and ethnic minority, must contend with intersecting marginalities . They therefore face many barriers when they try to participate and advance in the labor market . As stated, employment among Arab women is very low compared to employment among Arab men . Even when we compare the employment rate of Arab women with that of Jewish women, we find a huge gap of 125 % in favor of the Jewish women ( 30 . 7 % versus 69 . 3 % in 2017 ) . One of the main wea...
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