{"id":28750,"date":"2020-03-06T16:57:40","date_gmt":"2020-03-06T16:57:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/v2.ecomnewsmed.com.ecn-01.ovea.com\/2020\/03\/06\/women-representation-in-israeli-politics-and-economy\/"},"modified":"2020-08-11T11:36:30","modified_gmt":"2020-08-11T09:36:30","slug":"women-representation-in-israeli-politics-and-economy","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.ecomnewsmed.com\/en\/2020\/03\/06\/women-representation-in-israeli-politics-and-economy\/","title":{"rendered":"Women representation in Israeli politics and economy"},"content":"On March 8, the world celebrates International Women\u2019s Day. Despite legislative advances during the 1990s, gender inequality remains significant in Israel. Machismo, the militarism imposed on society since the birth of the State, the \u201cobsession\u201d with security and the weight of religious constraints are all factors that complicate the fight for women’s emancipation.\nA persistent 40% gender pay gap\nThe latest global report on the gender gap, published by the World Economic Forum, ranked Israel 44th out of 144 countries, nine places lower than ten years ago. Such a low ranking for a country as progressive as Israel is seen as \u201cunacceptable\u201d, so is the trend. The World Economic Forum report attributes Israel’s decline in the rankings to a persistent 40% gender pay gap, the low presence of women in politics and major government positions, and insufficient representation in the private sector.\nThe report shows that developed countries such as Norway, France, Germany and the United Kingdom rank higher than Israel. The Jewish State is also outperformed by some developing countries such as Rwanda, Colombia, Costa Rica and Namibia, all of which have a narrower gender gap in society, the report said.\nThe worrying state of female entrepreneurship in Israel\nOnly one in four businesses in Israel is owned by women, according to a survey the Economy Ministry released in February 2018. According to the survey, 43% of women are interested in launching their own business, compared to 54% of men, but only 31% operate or are currently in the process of doing it, compared to 41% of men.\nIt is interesting to note that the main obstacles to opening a business are the same among both men and women. They include the fear of losing a steady income (57%), of the business failing (43%), losing the investment (42%) and difficult competition (28%). However, women express a much higher rate of obstacles like lack of experience in self-marketing (28% compared to 21% among men) and the lack of financial knowledge (22%).\nWhat about women in politics?\nAll of Israel\u2019s prime ministers both before and after Golda Meir\u2019s terms beginning in February 1969 were men. As of January 2019, only 7% of the ministers who served in the Israeli cabinet have been women. Moreover, three out of four of the most prestigious cabinet posts have never been held by women, the one exception being the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.\nIsrael\u2019s cabinet has never included more than 4 female ministers at a time. But on the up side, the number of women serving in the Israeli parliament has seen a dramatic five-fold increase since 1988 and is currently at an all-time high with 35 members. That is 29% of the 120-seat Knesset. That drastic evolution is even more impressive knowing that several parties completely exclude women from their lists. The new government that will be formed following Benjamin Netanyahu\u2019s win in the 2020 Israeli legislative elections must seek to translate the impressive increase of women\u2019s representation in the Knesset to the cabinet as well.\nAfter 70 years of independence, the time has come for the Israeli cabinets to work towards equality and reflect greater gender b\n","author":42,"featured_media":26074,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","tags":[5766,5751,5750,5762],"location":[1021],"class_list":["post-28750","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-economic-analysis","tag-economy","tag-news","tag-trending","location-israel"],"short_url":"","have_related_news":null,"chapo":"Despite legislative advances during the 1990s, gender inequality remains significant in Israel, with a persistent 40% gender pay gap. 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