ABSTRACT
The historical, socioeconomic development of Israel led to the formation of a highly structured and stratified labor market. This was facilitated by the change from a collectivistic ideology to the individualistic approach, which emphasizes individual achievements (see Chapter 1). With the growth of women's participation in the labor market and their increasing economic power, there was an increase in laws concerning women's entitlement to retain their incomes, property, and inheritance. As a result, the motivation of women (married and mothers included) to search for employment grew. Since then, the Israeli labor market has become more like the labor markets in other modern, industrialized societies.
