Israel's public service suffers from gender bias

Gnder discrimination in public service in Israel is widespread, the regime’s state comptroller has admitted in a report.

Women face gender discrimination in senior positions in government ministries, hospitals, government-owned corporations, statuary corporations, universities and other public entities, the report showed.

Public service in Israel and those who stand at its helm (who are mostly men) have failed to implement the fundamental principle of equality between the sexes, State Comptroller Joseph Shapira wrote.

In 2011, 64 percent of women served in the public service, but the upper ranks of positions were male-dominated, with 32-34% of women in the highest rank, 36% in the second rank and 39% in the third rank.

According to the comptroller's report, the data indicates that there is a reverse ratio between the number of women in public service and women in senior management.