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
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
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
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
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
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
The 16th Annual Conference of the Rackman Center was held on 8.1.19 at Bar-Ilan University on the subject of domestic violence Does the legal system in family law provides an appropriate response? To watch the video recordings of the conference, click below The 16th Annual Conference of the Rackman Center
The Rackman Center enjoyed meeting with representatives from the US Secretary’s Office of Global Women’s Issues. It was a great opportunity for us to explain the situation for women in family here in Israel, and share with them the struggles and the achievements as well as hear about their own
We are excited to let you know that you can now donate to the Rackman Center online by clicking on this link and selecting other and writing The Rackman Center in the drop-down for your designation! In the run up to International Women’s Day, this is a great opportunity for you to
Click here to read American Friends of Bar Ilan University’s Newsletter which highlights the breakthroughs at Bar Ilan in the past year, and includes how our Founding Head, Prof. Ruth Halperin-Kaddari was named as “One of the Top 100 Most Influential People in Gender Policy in 2018”. For more details click here!
On Sunday Prof.Ruth Halperin-Kaddari, as a representative of CEDAW (The Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women), spoke at the opening night of the Human Rights filmfestival “Mensch!” at the Cinematheque in Tel-Aviv. A great opening night with the Ambassadors of Austria, Germany and Switzerland, and
Bar Ilan University Held a Solidarity Conference
