ABSTRACT
The study of the Arab population in the Israeli labor force would not be complete without a close examination of the distinct employment patterns among Arab women. The social transformation experienced by Arab women has been momentous. In his study of an Arab urban community in Israel, Al-Haj showed that contact with the Jewish community was perceived to have mixed effects on the status of Arab women. Labor force participation captures one dimension of women's status in the labor market. The chapter aims to compare the characteristics of men and women employed in and outside the Arab labor market, and examines the socioeconomic returns on human capital resources of men and women employed inside and outside the Arab labor market. It also examines the costs and benefits associated with employment in the local labor market for Arab men and women, respectively.
