Israeli women stage campaign against inequality

A new social network campaign in Israel is calling to end gender inequality in the workplace.

"The point is to raise awareness about the topic," says Ronit Piso, director of Economic Empowerment for Women in Israel, the organization which started the campaign.

"Workplace instability for women is generally not dealt with."

Piso adds that sometimes there are stats that point to a workplace where women work in a hurtful workplace, but nonetheless, so little is done.

Israeli "women aren't seen as partners and equals in the workplace, and their work is secondary," she says.

"They're the first to be let go when there are cutbacks, they earn less then men who do the same work, some are forced to work only part time, and female business owners earn less than male business owners."

As well, the Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics' survey on household expenses in 2012 revealed that the average monthly income, before taxes, for a man was about $3,127, or $15.70) per hour, while women earned on average $2,068 or $13.4) per hour.

The median income for Israeli men per month last year was $2,125. For Israeli women, however, it was only $1,567.