Back المرأة في إسرائيل Arabic ইজৰাইলৰ নাৰী Assamese Dones d'Israel Catalan زنان در اسرائیل Persian מעמד האישה בישראל HE Wanita di Israel ID Condizione della donna in Israele Italian ქალები ისრაელში Georgian اسرائیل وچ خواتین PNB Женщины в Израиле Russian
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| General Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Maternal mortality (per 100,000) | 2.49 (2023) |
| Women in parliament | 29.16% (2022)[1] |
| Women over 25 with secondary education | 89% (2023) |
| Women in labour force | 65%, employment rate 2023 data from OECD[2] |
| Gender Inequality Index[3] | |
| Value | 0.083 (2021) |
| Rank | 22nd out of 191 |
| Global Gender Gap Index[4] | |
| Value | 0.727 (2022) |
| Rank | 60th out of 146 |
Women in Israel comprise 50.23 percent of the state's population as of 2023[update].[5] While Israel lacks an official constitution, the Israeli Declaration of Independence of 1948 states that “The State of Israel (…) will ensure complete equality of social and political rights to all its inhabitants irrespective of religion, race or sex.”
Israeli law prohibits discrimination based on gender in matters such as employment and wages, and provides for class-action lawsuits. However, in tandem, sexist wage disparities between men and women remain an issue in parts of the state.[6] In a 2012 survey of 59 developed countries, Israel ranked 11th for participation of women in the workplace. In the same survey, Israel was ranked 24th for the proportion of women serving in executive positions of power.[7]
In 2023, The Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Index ranked Israel as the 80th safest country in the world for women.[8]
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