Centering on Professionals: The 2001 Study of JCC Personnel In North America
by Judith Schor and Professor Steven M. Cohen
JCC Association, 2002.
A survey of JCC professionals finds high rates of job satisfaction but concerns over advancement and compensation. While the proportion of women in senior positions has grown, women's salaries signficantly trail men’s salaries.
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Creating Gender Equity and Organizational Effectiveness in the Jewish Federation System: A Research-and-Action Project
by Professor Steven M. Cohen, Shifra Bronznick, Didi Goldenhar, Dr. Sherry Israel, and Dr. Shaul Kelner
Advancing Women Professionals and the Jewish Community and United Jewish Communities, January 2004.
This report, based on nearly a hundred interviews with Federation lay and professional leaders, explores the causes and implications of the gender imbalance, and then recommends strategies for change.
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Cultivating The Talent: Women Professionals in the Federation System
by Didi Goldenhar and Sivanie Shiran
Advancing Women Professionals and the Jewish Community and United Jewish Communities Mandel Center for Leadership Excellence, July 2007.
This report offers provocative insights about the obstacles and opportunities for women with ambition.
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Development Compensation Survey Results and Analysis
by Dr. Susan D. Sampson, Principal Investigator; Dr. Lynda L. Moore, Co-Investigator
Simmons School of Management and Women in Development of Greater Boston, Inc., December 2005.
Survey of fundraising professionals confirms that men earn significantly more than women in comparable roles, identifies other barriers to women's advancement, and recommends strategies for change.
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Differences in Pay for Men and Women in Top Charity Jobs
The Chronicle of Philanthropy, The Chronicle of Higher Education, October 13, 2005.
A list of average salaries for top managers in nonprofits reveals that men consistently earn more than women in comparable jobs.
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Fact Sheet: The Gender Wage Gap by Occupation
Ariane Hegewisch and Claudia Williams
Institute for Women's Policy Research, April, 2009.
Women continue to trail men in their earnings in almost all occupations.  Encouraging employers to conduct salary audits to ensure fairness can help o close the wage gap.


Female Charity Executives Win Big Increase in Pay
by Debra E. Blum
The Chronicle of Philanthropy, The Chronicle of Higher Education, October 13, 2005.
A summary of the "2005 GuidesStar Nonprofit Compensation Report" shows that women chief executives have made significant gains but still earn far less than their male counterparts.
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Finding Leaders for America's Non-Profits
The Bridgespan Group
April, 2009.
As nonprofit CEOs retire, organizations need to cultivate talent more effectively both inside and outside their organizations. The strategies for leadership succession that Bridgespan recommends can help women advance to top positions.
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Gender Variation in the Careers of Conservative Rabbis: A Survey of Rabbis Ordained Since 1984
by Professor Steven M. Cohen and Judith Schor
Rabbinical Assembly, 2004.
In the Rabbinical Assembly’s survey of Conservative rabbis, women reported lower salaries, inferior positions and less career satisfaction than their male colleagues.
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Gender-Related Distribution of Federation Professional Positions in 2004
by Professor Steven M. Cohen
Advancing Women Professionals and the Jewish Community (AWP) and United Jewish Communities (UJC), April 2005.
This study examines how gender is related to placement and promotion in the federation world, i.e. who holds which jobs. The study found that no women occupied the CEO position in the 20 largest communities.
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