| Abstract: | This study examines changes in the earnings gapbetween native-born Israeli Jewish men and women duringthe 1980s and early 1990s. The sample of native-bornIsraeli women was broken into two sub-groups: one of Western origin and the other of Easternorigin. Both were compared to the dominant group in theIsraeli labor market, namely native-born Jewish men ofWestern origin. Three Income Surveys were used for this purpose: 1982, 1987, and 1993. Theresults indicate that almost the entire gender-basedearnings gap is not due to productivity-relatedvariables, and that this figure has not changed muchduring this period. |
