For International Women’s Day 2025, the Rackman Center is appealing to the Israeli government: It’s time to take responsibility and act now to prevent domestic
Israel’s High Court of Justice ruled yesterday that the civil service must improve the representation of women. The Rackman Center congratulates the Israel Women’s Network,
“We need to include offenses that have remained outside the law, such as the rape of a minor who is not the child of the
The Dinah Project, that operates under the auspices of the Ruth and Emanuel Rackman Center for the Advancement of Women, is an initiative led by
Prof. Ruth Halperin-Kaddari, head of The Rackman Center and a prominent scholar and activist in exposing the sexual violence and gender-based atrocities committed by Hamas
“A” turned to the Rackman Center for emotional support during a challenging divorce process. With her permission, we are happy to share what she wrote
“Preventing a comprehensive UN investigation is tantamount to giving up a crucial opportunity for the ultimate international record of Hamas’ crimes and recognition for their victims.” , says Prof. Ruth Halperin-Kaddari, Director of the Rackman Center.The report prepared last year by Pramila Patten, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General
“The State has a responsibility to ensure that gun licenses are not given to people who pose a danger to their families and the wider community”, says by Attorney Keren Horowitz, CEO of the Rackman Center. We are happy to report that, one year after the decision expanding the
The 2023 Rackman Center Annual Report “Women & Family in Israel” has been published, presenting statistical data concerning legal proceedings in family matters over the past 3 years. Highlights include: Gett refusal is significantly more common among men than women (twice as many divorce rulings were made against men from
Last week, we participated in a discussion organized by the Knesset Committee for the Advancement of the Status of Women. Two organizations, partners in the fight against domestic violence, presented their findings from recent studies:The Michal Sela Forum presented data on the economic costs of femicide, showing that it is
Today we are marking the International Volunteer Day.In the training meeting we held this week with volunteers from the “A Woman by Your Side” project, we discussed various aspects of volunteering.The participants shared their feelings during their work, told about an exciting event that is especially memorable to them, and
On Oct. 7, Hamas terrorists tried to break into G’s house that was on the ground floor of a building in Sderot. They failed. G and her son were removed from their home when the government evacuated their city. They were transferred to a hotel in another city in Israel.
