Abstract

Over the past decade, rates of Palestinian women in Israel with an academic degree have increased. However, the corresponding increase in their rate of employment has been slower, and the paucity of suitable positions is evident. The aim of the present, qualitative study was to gain insight into the barriers that educated Palestinian women face in finding employment suitable for their training, the coping mechanisms they employ in their attempt to overcome these barriers, and factors that contribute to the selection of these coping mechanisms. Towards that aim, educated Palestinian women residing in northern Israel (n = 17) and ones who relocated to southern Israel for employment purposes (n = 42) were interviewed using semi-structured interviews. The findings revealed three coping mechanisms with the shortage of suitable employment: underemployment, retraining, and relocation to southern Israel for employment. This study may help policymakers find ways to increase the percentage of Palestinian women working in their field of training.

摘要

在过去的十年中，具有学历的以色列巴勒斯坦妇女的比例有所增加。但是，其就业率的相应增长速度较慢，而且合适职位的匮乏是显而易见的。本定性研究的目的是深入了解受过教育的巴勒斯坦妇女在寻找适合其培训的工作中面临的障碍，她们为克服这些障碍而采用的应对机制以及有助于选择这些障碍的因素应对机制。为了实现这一目标，居住在以色列北部的受过教育的巴勒斯坦妇女（n  = 17）和出于就业目的移居以色列南部的妇女（n = 42）使用半结构化访谈进行了访谈。调查结果揭示了缺乏适当就业的三种应对机制：就业不足，再培训和搬到以色列南部就业。这项研究可能有助于决策者找到增加在其培训领域工作的巴勒斯坦妇女比例的方法。