opportunity gap

Live long and prosper: health in the Haredi community

Live long and prosper: health in the Haredi community

The Israeli Haredi community has researchers scratching their heads: How is it that a group of such low socio-economic standing

Haredim self-report ‘very good’ health despite inferior care

Haredim self-report ‘very good’ health despite inferior care

Objective statistics show a growing gap between the healthcare afforded to Israel’s Haredi and general populations. Nonetheless, recent studies suggest

Some groups are still being excluded from Israel’s Labor Market

Some groups are still being excluded from Israel’s Labor Market

At the end of 2018, research found Israel’s labor market to be in relatively good shape. And yet, even amid

Integrating the Haredi population into Israel’s workforce

Integrating the Haredi population into Israel’s workforce

Two groups of the Israeli population have long been underrepresented in its growing workforce: Arab women and Haredi men. This

Ensuring equal opportunities for Arab citizens

Ensuring equal opportunities for Arab citizens

This informative clip (1:46) put out by the Israel Democracy Institute explores why more than a third of young Arab

Israel promises billions of shekels to Arab citizens to help narrow social gaps

Israel promises billions of shekels to Arab citizens to help narrow social gaps

In this news clip (6:14) published by Amotat Sikkuy—a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing equality between Palestinian Arab citizens and

Israeli government to inject half billion shekels into periphery

Israeli government to inject half billion shekels into periphery

In attempts to lessen the opportunity gaps between Israel’s center and its periphery, the government announced in 2018 plans to

High rates of unemployment in Israel’s North: epic fail or future opportunity?

High rates of unemployment in Israel’s North: epic fail or future opportunity?

With unemployment rates in Israel’s peripheral regions soaring, many wonder what can be done to reverse the trend. In this