Women In Governments Of Israel
Since the founding of the State of Israel, relatively few women have served in the Israeli government, and fewer still have served in the leading ministerial offices. While Israel is one of a small number of countries where a woman—Golda Meir—has served as Prime Minister, it is behind most Western countries in the representation of women in both the parliament and government.
As of 2013, women comprise 23% of Israel's 120-member Knesset. For comparison, the female ratio in the Arab world is 6.4%, in European Union average is 17.6% and in Scandinavia over 40%. Female representation varies significantly by demographics: most female politicians have represented secular parties, while very few have come from Arab or religious Jewish parties.
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