ABSTRACT
In a six-Kibbutz survey conducted in 1975, it was found that 55 per cent of native born young women preferred family, while 27 per cent preferred collective sleeping arrangements and 21 per cent were undecided. A survey that Spiro conducted found that the economic committees and secretariat, which are the main policy making bodies that present issues for the entire Kibbutz membership to decide upon, are comprised primarily of males. With reference to the historical portion of this chapter, neither identity nor equivalent equality as defined by Spiro was practiced on the Kibbutz during the pioneering period. Industrial work continues to be perceived by Kibbutz members as less satisfying than agricultural labour, especially because it divides work along capitalist lines, dividing professional and production workers and offering limited opportunities for the latter.
