Freedom of marriage is one of the most important and difficult challenges Israel faces in the field of religion-state relations. In a webinar, hosted by
It is with great excitement that we announce our new partner, the Jewish Women’s Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago. JWF will be supporting our very important
Can Progressive ideals and Jewish law coexist? A feminist answer and a case study on the issue of agunot. A lecture by Prof. Ruth
It was recently reported that, shockingly, in Israel in the year 2020, the government is negotiating a plan with the leaders of the Haredi community
Out of the 12 permanent Knesset committees of the 23rd Knesset – there is only one woman serving as chair (MK Miki Haimovich). This bleak
Today (6.7.2020), together with additional civil society organizations, we contacted the CEO of Mifal Hapayis (Israel’s national lottery company) following discrimination against women in the
Israel’s Attorney General has determined that women must be allowed to take State exams certifying proficiency in Jewish law that–until now–were closed to them by the Chief Rabbinate. The decision comes in response to a Supreme Court case brought by The Rackman Center together with ITIM and Kolech:Religious Women’s Forum.
Prof. Halperin-Kaddari discusses how women and girls are particularly affected during these pandemic times. Pre-Covid-19 gender issues, such as gender-based violence, inequality in the distribution of tasks and responsibilities, or gender pay gap, have all been exacerbated. At the same time, countries that are led by women, using policies and
A set of countries – including Germany, New Zealand, Taiwan, Denmark, Norway, Iceland, and Finland – is faring better than their counterparts in responding to the coronavirus pandemic, with lower infection and death rates, flattened curves, and higher levels of public solidarity and confidence in government.Their common thread is not
Prof. Ruth Halperin-Kaddari, Academic Director of the Rackman Center, gave a lecture on Zoom about the impact of COVID-19 on women, women’s involvement in the crisis and her fears about the crisis increasing inequality towards women. Listen to the recorded lecture (in Hebrew).
Together with our partners in the field, we petitioned the High Court of Justice over the under-representation of women in the Government’s COVID-19 committees and working groups. We demand that action be taken to require giving women an equal voice that also represents the diversity of women in Israel. Especially
Thousands of single mothers who have lost their jobs due to the coronavirus crisis are at risk of losing a major part of their child-support payments. Many single mothers get child support payments from Israel’s National Insurance Institute, but how much they receive is dependent on their salary. Since 2002,
