CBS: Women earn 17% less than men on hourly basis

07.03.2013                      25.Adar. 5773

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CBS: Women earn 17% less than men on hourly basis

While women make up nearly half of skilled workforce (48.6%), they comprise less than a third of the managerial positions.

Though the gender gap in wages has improved over time, women in Israel still earn only 83 percent of men’s income on an hourly basis, according to a Central Bureau of Statistics report released Wednesday, ahead of International Women’s Day on Friday….