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NUMBER OF WOMEN PER 100 MEN IN THE CIVILIAN LABOUR FORCE
39. NUMBER OF WOMEN PER 100 MEN IN THE CIVILIAN LABOUR FORCE
1984–2011
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
1995
1994
1993
1992
1991
1990
1989
1988
1987
1986
1985
0
1984
Number of women per 100 men
100
40. NUMBER OF WOMEN PER 100 MEN IN THE CIVILIAN LABOUR FORCE,
BY POPULATION GROUP AND RELIGION, SELECTED YEARS
Number of women per 100
men
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
Jews
Arabs
Christians
2009
Moslems
2011
41. NUMBER OF WOMEN PER 100 MEN IN THE CIVILIAN LABOUR FORCE,
INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON
2011
120
100
80
60
40
20
( 70 )
Turkey
Mexico
Chile
Italy
Korea
Japan
Greece
Ireland
Spain
Australia
United Kingdom
Germany
Netherlands
United States
Israel
Portugal
Canada
Sweden
Denmark
0
Estonia
Number of women per 100 men
2007
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Description of the indicator
The indicator presents the number of women per 100 men in the civilian labour force, which
includes the population of employed as well as unemployed persons. The indicator describes
the ratio of men to women in Israel's labour force.
Relevance of the indicator to sustainable development
This indicator plays a highly significant role in terms of achieving the goals of intragenerational and inter-generational equality. A low ratio of women to men in the labour force
can indicate that education is less accessible to various population strata. It can also be
indicative of inequality in educational and employment opportunities as a result of the
country's cultural and social characteristics (e.g., the status of women in the ultra-Orthodox
Jewish sector and in Moslem Arab society in Israel). The indicator reflects the extent to which
the labour market is open to women, as well as the extent to which women are able to
integrate in the country's economic activity. Promotion of equality between the sexes in the
labour market is a very important goal in terms of sustainable development. The aim is to
achieve equal opportunities in education and equal opportunities for acquiring skills that will
enable women to become fully integrated in the labour market and contribute to the country's
economic growth.
Selected findings

The ratio of women to men in the civilian labour force rose from 32.5 women per 100 men
in 1955 to 88.6 women per 100 men in 2011.

In 2011, the ratio of women to men in the labour force was 99.7 women per 100 men.

In contrast, in the Arab population, the ratio of women to men in the labour force was
36.6 women per 100 men. Among Christian Arabs, the ratio was 70.4 women per 100
men, and among Moslem Arabs the ratio was 30.3 women per 100 men.

In 2011, the ratio of women to men in the civilian labour force in Israel was higher than
the ratio in most OECD member countries.
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