Wage discrimination against women is deeply rooted in Israeli society.
Unsurprisingly, it starts in state authorities, or more precisely in government ministries, where women also earn less than men, and fill fewer senior management positions.
This emerges from the report on wage expenditures in government ministries for 2021-2020, published by the Ministry of Finance's wage commissioner, Kobi Bar-Natan.
In government ministries, according to the report, women earn 17% less than men - a gap of NIS 3,271 to the detriment of women. Although there is a female majority in some of the high-paying occupations, most senior government positions are still filled by men; To be staffed by women.
In most offices, the proportion of women in senior positions is lower than the relative share of women.
In addition, in some places - for example, the Ministry of Development of the Negev and the Galilee, the Government Advertising Bureau and the Government Printer - the proportion of women in senior positions is almost zero.
"A look at the challenges in the structure of incentives."
Commissioner Bar Natan, Photo: Ministry of Finance Spokeswoman
The report also shows that the wage structure in the civil service is uniform and biased by seniority. Public sector workers enjoy an automatic increase in their wages, in part because the public sector wage system rewards seniority and education more than specific skills or work productivity. This fact limits the ability to use Salary as a tool for improving performance.
At the top of the table for the full-time salary ranking in government ministries is the position of "Recipients of Judges" (for example, district attorneys).
Their salary is linked to the judges' salary, and stands at NIS 77,000-49,000 a month.
CEOs in government ministries are rewarded with NIS 49,000-40,000 a month; social workers NIS 23,000-10,000 (the average is about NIS 15,000); while judges' typists are at the bottom of the table, earning NIS 14,000-7,000 a month.
"The data provide a glimpse into the challenges in the existing incentive structure of state employees, which makes it difficult to recruit skilled and outstanding employees," said Superintendent Bar Natan.
"We will work to make the necessary changes within the framework of the collective agreements."
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