ABSTRACT
This article analyzes the history of the employment of women in the Israel Police and explores the status of women in the force in terms of their number, rank, and assignment. It indicates the social, personal and organizational factors that explain women's entrance and integration into the police. It suggests that the simultaneous processes of progression and retrogression regarding women's integration are operating in the work environment as well as in the society at large. The article also considers conservative and feminist interpretations of this state of affairs.
