Coronavirus Crisis Update
We must remember that, while this crisis is difficult for all of us, as history has shown, women are more likely to suffer in times of crisis. Women and their children are the primary victims of financial cutbacks and reductions in welfare resources. Women are still the primary caregiver and must now step-up to care […]
The 17th annual conference of the Rackman Center
The 17th annual conference of the Rackman Center on women, family and law in Israel was held on January 21st 2020. This year the conference was dedicated to the role of financial and children experts in family proceedings. The first panel discussed the challenge of dividing “new assets” , such as, virtual coins and wallets […]
Remembering Israel’s First Female Lawyer, 90 Years On – an article by Prof. Ruth Halperin Kaddari and Dr. Eyal Katvan
For eight years, Rosa Ginzberg had battled the authorities of British Mandatory Palestine for the right to sit for the bar examination and to practice law in pre-state Israel. On February 15, 1930 the High Court of Justice delivered its ruling – the justices chose realism over formalism, focusing on the issues of the status […]
One Hundred Years of Patriarchy – an article by Prof. Ruth Halperin-Kaddari and Einat Offer
Israeli women are the only ones in the western world who are subject to discriminatory laws and are the only social group who are barred from serving in certain civil service jobs.Whole communities in Israel discriminate against women and bar them from communal and political leadership. Read more.
Rabbinical court deprives a woman of her share of the house due to accusations of infidelity
Rackman Center attorneys Shay Zilberberg and Adi Raz representing the woman (pro bono) in additional supreme court hearing scheduled for March 2020. In the rabbinical court system, the principle of equal apportionment of property between the parties plays no role and allegations of infidelity override other claims. The Rackman Center’s basic argument is that if […]
Prof. Ruth Halperin-Kaddari is named as One of Top 100 Most Influential People in Gender Policy
Congratulations to Prof. Ruth Halperin-Kaddari on being named one of the most influential people in gender policy in 2018 by Apolitical, alongside some of the most incredible women and men from around the world. Apolitical is a global network for government, helping public servants find the ideas and solutions they need to solve the challenges […]