TRENDS OF WORKING WOMEN TOWARDS THE PALESTINIAN LABOR MARKET SYSTEM FROM A GENDER PERSPECTIVE: AN ANALYTICAL FIELD STUDY

This study aimed to identify the attitudes of working women towards the Palestinian labor market system and the extent of working women's awareness of the existence of the existing gender gap in work positions occupied by both genders for the same job.It examined the effect of each of the variables (place of residence, age, marital status, educational level, years of experience, and work sector) on the responses of working women to the labor market system and the existing gender gap in the Palestinian labor market.The study also aimed to understand the factors affecting the recruitment and job promotion process, such as Social, economic and cultural.And provide recommendations on proposed policies and programs in institutions in the governmental and non-governmental sectors and civil society organizations to address the shortcomings that lead to existing discrimination in the available job opportunities and professional advancement for both genders.To answer the questions of this study and to verify the validity of its hypotheses, the researcher developed a questionnaire that measures the vision and attitudes of working women towards the labor market.The study scale was applied to a random sample of 185 women working in governmental and non-governmental institutions in the Bethlehem Governorate After collecting the study data, it was processed statistically using the statistical package program (SPSS).The researcher relied on the qualitative descriptive analytical method through a qualitative analysis of the available data and information with great care to understand the differences in wages between the sexes and the factors that contribute to this gap, such as education, experience, and the economic sector, resulting from sexual discrimination and biases in recruitment processes and opportunities for promotion, and the obstacles that women face in employment.Access to employment opportunities such as transportation, health care, and cultural challenges.The results showed that working women face a type of discrimination in their workplace at moderate rates compared to their male colleagues in their workplace, specifically in the following areas .