Education, Language and Sociology Research ISSN 2690-3644 (Print) ISSN 2690-3652 (Online) Vol. 1, No. 1, 2020 www.scholink.org/ojs/index.php/elsr 138 Original Paper The Status of the Arab Women in Israel: Trends, Changes and Factors Sara Gabaren 1* 1 West University of Timisoara, Timisoara, Romania * Sara Gabarin, PhD student, West University of Timisoara, Timisoara, Romania Received: June 4, 2020 Accepted: June 12, 2020 Online Published: June 13, 2020 doi:10.22158/elsr.v1n1p138 URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.22158/elsr.v1n1p138 Abstract The term “the Arab society in Israel” represents about one-fifth of the country’s population, with about 80% of the population being Muslim, 12% Christian, and 9% Druze. This is a traditional society, based on the definition of the complex family and the place of each member in this family. The roles reserved for women within this society, especially among Muslims, are domestic roles, linked to marriage and children, the maintenance of the home, and rarely leaving it (Fichtelberg, 2004). Despite the advancement of the status of women in Israel in general, and women in Arab society in particular, they are still women who are in a weakened position, who fall victim to violence within the family, including by the spouse (Zaatut & Haj-Yahia, 2016) and are in a status of women who do not work, study or are in any kind of training (NEET) (Haj-Yahya, Schnell, & Khattab, 2018). However, this situation is gradually changing. In this article, we will discuss a number of changes in the status and beliefs of Arab women in Israel, as well as known factors affecting the existing situation and the possibility of changing it. Keywords Arab women in Israel, trends, status, rights, knowledge gaps 1. Introduction 1.1 Changes in the Status of the Arab Women The advancement of the status of women in Israel also affected Arab women. Over the past decades, Arab women have become more educated. Between 1993 and 2013, the number of Arab Muslim women eligible to receive a matriculation certificate increased from 39% to 69%, among Bedouin women from 36% to 48%, and among Druze women, the increase was from 49% to 70% of women (Fox, 2017). According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (2017), the number of Arab women studying