Gender-Related Distribution of Federation Professional Positions in 2005

Publication Date: October 2008

Publisher: Advancing Women Professionals and the Jewish Community; Advancing Women Professionals and the Jewish Community

Author(s): Steven M. Cohen

Research Area: Population and demographics; Social conditions

Keywords: North American Jews; Gender; Leadership

Type: Report

Abstract:

This report compares distributions for 2005 with those obtained in 2004. This report finds few variations between 2005 and 2004. While the proportion of women increased in some areas, they fell in others. Changes were both small and offsetting, albeit with two offsetting trends of some significance: in 2005 women constituted a smaller number of chief executives, especially in the smaller cities; throughout the system, irrespective of city size, they registered small gains in all positions other than chief executive.