1. Employment Equity Yosef Jabareen Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning jabareen@technion.ac.il March 23, 2010

2. Employment Rate among Women in Arab Countries and Israel Source: UNDP, 2006. The Arab Human Development Report: Towards the Rise of Women in the Arab World

3. Education of Arabs and Jews in Israel by Schooling Years Arabs Jews Schooling Years

4. Education of Arabs in Israel by Schooling Years and Gender

5. Middle Class of Arabs and Jews in Israel: Evolution by Years (%) Arabs Jews ArabsJews 2006 14.4 32 2000 13.3 32.3 1997 20 30.2 1994 20 30.1

6. Why most Arab women are not employed? אחוזיםהגורם Lack of jobs57.5 Traditional society and status of women 29.2 Human capital23.6 Accessibility to markets6.1

7. Willingness to Work among Unemployed Arab Women (%) %Willingness 43 YES: Willing to Work Immediately 57 NO: Not Willing to Work 100%

8. Poverty: Socio-Economic Levels in the Galilee by Ethnic Group

9. Industrial Areas in the Galilee by Ethnic Group