A set of countries – including Germany, New Zealand, Taiwan, Denmark, Norway, Iceland, and Finland – is faring better than their counterparts in responding to
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
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
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
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
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
In Israel, divorce negotiations take place in the shadow of the Jewish law. A law which gives one party the ultimate power to veto the divorce, while creating a much more pressing need for it by the other party. The validity of the Jewish divorce (the gett) is preconditioned on
We are proud to announce that we have been awarded a grant by the Hadassah Foundation, as part of its investment in gender equality in Israel. It is an honor to serve as a prominent organization promoting leadership advancement and the removal of religious and cultural barriers for girls and
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
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.
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
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
