West Bank and Gaza - Gender equality
Firms with female top manager (% of firms)
Definition: Firms with female top manager refers to the percentage of firms in the private sector who have females as top managers. Top manager refers to the highest ranking manager or CEO of the establishment. This person may be the owner if he/she works as the manager of the firm. The results are based on surveys of more than 100,000 private firms.
Source: World Bank, Enterprise Surveys (http://www.enterprisesurveys.org/).
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2013 | 1.30 |
| 2019 | 0.90 |
Firms with female participation in ownership (% of firms)
Definition: Firms with female participation in ownership are the percentage of firms with a woman among the principal owners.
Source: World Bank, Enterprise Surveys (http://www.enterprisesurveys.org/).
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2006 | 18.00 |
| 2013 | 10.70 |
| 2019 | 6.00 |
Female share of employment in senior and middle management (%)
Female share of employment in senior and middle management (%) in West Bank and Gaza was 17.83 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 18 years was 23.77 in 2003, while its lowest value was 15.50 in 2012.
Definition: The proportion of females in total employment in senior and middle management. It corresponds to major group 1 in both ISCO-08 and ISCO-88 minus category 14 in ISCO-08 (hospitality, retail and other services managers) and minus category 13 in ISCO-88 (general managers), since these comprise mainly managers of small enterprises.
Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.11 |
| 2001 | 22.90 |
| 2002 | 19.88 |
| 2003 | 23.77 |
| 2004 | 20.16 |
| 2005 | 21.95 |
| 2006 | 19.84 |
| 2007 | 18.39 |
| 2008 | 19.56 |
| 2010 | 21.67 |
| 2011 | 21.46 |
| 2012 | 15.50 |
| 2018 | 17.83 |
Classification
Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators
Sub-Topic: Business environment
