Gender Equality and American Jews

By Moshe Hartman & Harriet Hartman

Subjects: Gender Studies
Series: SUNY series in American Jewish Society in the 1990s
Paperback : 9780791430521, 374 pages, August 1996
Hardcover : 9780791430514, 374 pages, August 1996

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Table of contents

List of Tables

List of Figures

Acknowledgments

1. Introduction

PART 1. Gendered Patterns of Secular Achievement Among American Jews

2. Education: Gatekeeper to Gender Equality in the Economy

3. The Labor Force Participation of American Jewish Men and Women

4. Occupational Achievement of American Jewish Men and Women

5. Gender Equality Within Jewish Couples

PART 2. Are We One? The Jewishness of the Gendered Patterns of Secular Achievement

6. Are We One? How Jewish Involvement Is Related to Gendered Patterns of Secular Achievement

7. Are We One? Gendered Patterns of Secular Achievement Among Israeli and American Jews

8. Conclusions

APPENDIXES
Appendix I The Methodology of the 1990 Jewish National Population Survey,
by Joseph Walesberg
Appendix II Jewishness Factors
Appendix III Methods of Analysis
Appendix IV Profile of Israeli Society

Notes

Bibliography

Name Index

Subject Index

Based on the 1990 National Jewish Population Survey, this book analyzes gender equality in education, labor force participation, and occupational achievement among American Jews, and offers a comparison with the wider American population and Israeli Jews.

Description

Gender Equality and American Jews studies gender equality in education, labor force participation, and occupational achievement among American Jews, based on the 1990 National Jewish Population Survey. It first focuses on education and training as key "gatekeepers" to roles in the economy, and then on the gender differences in labor force behavior and occupational attainment. To place American Jews in perspective, they are compared to the wider American population, and to Israeli Jews, presenting a multi-dimensional analysis of American Jewishness in the 1990s. The difficulties of comparing Israel and American Jews are discussed, lending insights into the similarities and differences between the two cultures.

The authors draw on a solid base of sociological literature, placing American Jews in the wider American context with comparative data. The book discusses the conclusions that can be drawn from the analysis along with some policy implications.

Moshe Hartman is in the Department of Behavioral Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Harriet Hartman is in the Department of Anthropology and Sociology, West Chester University.

Reviews

"The authors demonstrate an impressive understanding of the general history of Jews in the United States and in Israel, and they use this social history to provide a helpful cultural matrix for their discussion. " — Sylvia Barack Fishman, Brandeis University

"…an important contribution to the literature on the educational attainment, labor force behavior and occupational distribution of American Jewish men and women … accessible to a wide audience … a very useful resource for anyone interested in understanding the economic achievements of Jewish men and women in the United States. " — History and the Social Sciences