Links Between Education and Age at Marriage among Palestinian Women in Israel: Changes Over Time

Abstract

This study focuses on the link between education and marriage timing amongE ducation is an important determinant of marriage patterns in developed societies, especially in light of the rise in the level of education. In most industrialized societies it has risen dramatically in recent decades, and in many countries more so for women than for men (Shavit and Blossfeld 1996; Diprete and Buckman 2013). Better education, especially for women, has become one of the most noteworthy triggers of change in women's marriage patterns. In particular, education is strongly associated with the postponement of marriage to an older age (Cherlin 1992;Oppenheimer 1997).Numerous studies have examined social factors that can explain the link between education and marriage postponement. Most research has centered on women in Western societies, while traditional contexts have had little scholarly attention. Here we examine the marriage patterns of Palestinian women in Israel and their relation to higher educational attainment. Although the Palestinian population in Israel has undergone demographic, social, and economic changes in the past three decades-most notably in improved educationtraditional patterns, especially regarding marital behavior and gender roles, are still preserved Maha Sabbah-Karkaby is a post-doctoral fellow, Centre for Gender Studies-SOAS-University of London.

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“…Most research in this field conducted in more egalitarian societies where women succeeded to close the gap in comparison to men in their attainment of higher education and in their participation in the labor force. Less research was focused on developing societies, where contradictory social processes exist in women’s lives; there are noticeable changes in education while traditional gender roles continue to exist (Sabbah-Karkabi & Stier, 2017). The current study tries to close the gap by studying Palestinian society in Israel, a unique case for studying gender relations.…”