This research paper examines the labor market experiences of Ethiopian Israelis who have earned academic degrees. In so doing, it tracks their progression both to higher education and employment, the possibilities and impediments experienced on the way to the work force, their experience of employment, their potential for advancement once employed, and the reasons for the gaps in remuneration between this social group and the general population.

Between 2018-2020, cases opened against Ethiopian Israelis were double their share of the population. Israel Police refuse to release a complete breakdown of the data due to concerns about the ‘reaction of the population in question’

The “economic miracle” of which the government boasts is relevant mainly for a minority of Israelis, whose achievements raise the general average

Adva Center’s annual publication for 2016: The fruits of the economic growth trickle upwards more than down

Israel Equality Monitor. Issue no. 11.