Using the Gender Lens to Understand the Results of the 1999 JCSA Membership Survey

Publication Date: January 2000

Publisher: Jewish Communal Service Association of North America

Author(s): Charles Auerbach; Susan E. Mason; Audrey S. Weiner

Research Area: Labor; Population and demographics

Keywords: Jewish Organizations; Feminism; Employment

Type: Report

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

This article explores the incongruency between the high level of job satisfaction reported by women and the inequities in the workforce faced by them ranging from salary to position title. The authors draw conclusions about the collective responsibility of the organized Jewish community and the individual Jewish professional for this gender gap.