עבודה, משפחה ומה שביניהן: מבט על נשים מוסלמיות, דרוזיות ונוצריות בישראל

In this study, I focus on women’s work and the institution of the family among the Arab citizens of Israel, drawing gender, generational, and ethno-religious comparisons among Muslims, Druze, and Christians. I aim to examine how the secommunities have been affected by globalization, which led to diverse attitudes about women’s paid work, individualization processes, and changes in family patterns and gender relations. Halim Barakat’s theory argues that alongside the dominance of traditional family patterns representing trends of preservation, there are also patterns in Arab society that challenge this dominance and represent trends of change. Barakat, however, like many researchers in the field, neither addressed the issue empirically nor examined differences among ethno-religious groups within the Arab population. Thus, this study aims to analyze the work–family issue among Arab citizens of Israel with special focus on Muslim, Druze, and Christian women. The results, based on the ICBS Israel Social Survey (2019), show that thereare egalitarian attitudes regarding the advancement of women in the labor market,with women more than men and younger more than older generations supporting more egalitarian processes. This is due to willingness among Muslims, Druze,and Christians to promote equality as long as it remains within the in stitutionof marriage. This indicates that the ground is ripe for an equitable development policy that will strengthen Arab women’s access to quality jobs near their places of residence, thereby enhancing gender equality