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November 06, 2009

Women Fare Less Well Than Men in Top Jobs at Jewish Charities

Women hold the top job at fewer than 15 percent of major U.S. Jewish charities and make 61 cents for every dollar their male counterparts earn, according to a survey by the Forward.

Eleven of 75 organizations surveyed by the weekly Jewish newspaper have female leaders, whose median salary of $175,211, compared with $287,702 for male chief executives. That comes at a time when women make up about three-quarters of the overall work force for Jewish federations and advocacy and social-service groups as well as for religious and educational institutions.

Shulamit Bahat, chief executive of Beit Hatfutsot of America, said she was “rather stunned” by the statistics, adding. “I thought greater gains had been made.”

See The Chronicle’s new study of diversity in leadership at America’s biggest charities.

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