Israel ranks fourth in OECD for wage gaps between men and women
A new Adva Center report shows that Israel’s gender wage gap among full-time workers reached 20.8% in 2022, placing Israel fourth worst in the OECD after South Korea, Japan and Estonia. In 2005, the gap was 21.9%.
Despite women being more educated than men — 53% of Jewish women hold academic degrees compared to 43% of men — the gap actually widens at higher education levels. Among employees with a master’s degree or above, the median monthly wage gap climbs to 35% in favor of men.
By population group, the wage gap stands at 33% among Jewish employees and 29% among Arab employees. The report links the disparities to occupational segregation, with women concentrated in lower-paid “pink-collar” fields such as education and caregiving, while men dominate higher-paying sectors like tech and engineering.
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