Since 2015, the Rackman Center has promoted the Electronic Monitoring law. This law allows courts to track potentially violent partners. In 2020, we drafted the
Attorney Shelly Blat Zak, Director of the Rackman Center, was interviewed by Yael Goldman on Radio 102 FM about the Center’s recent activities. She described
Following the approval of a bill to expand the authority of rabbinical courts over child support, Prof. Ruth Halperin-Kaddari spoke out. She stated: “It is
In July, the High Court of Justice ruled that women must be allowed to take rabbinical certification exams. The ruling followed a petition filed by
The Rackman Center Faculty of Law has just opened the new academic year. We welcomed new students to the Legal Aid Clinic for Women in
This week, a bill to expand the jurisdiction of rabbinical courts passed its first reading. According to Prof. Ruth Halperin-Kaddari, the bill creates a parallel
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
We have had a busy few months at the Rackman Center, and here are some of the highlights. ~~~click here to read The Chanukah Newsletter~~~ Congratulations and Best Wishes to outgoing CEO, Dr Galit Shaul and Welcome to our new CEO, Adv. Keren Horowitz Founding Head, Prof. Ruth Halperin
Prof. Ruth Halperin-Kaddari is chairing live at the 71st Session Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women, consideration of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. Click on the link for live streaming! http://webtv.un.org/live-now/watch/71st-session-committee-on-the-elimination-of-discrimination-against-women/5723840293001
Congratulations to our CEO Dr. Galit Shaul on her election to the Head of the Emek Hefer Regional Council! The Rackman Center is extremely proud that Dr. Galit Shaul, CEO of the Rackman Center, has been elected as the head of the Emek Hefer Regional Council. We believe that the
The Rackman Center for the Advancement of the Status of Women is proud to announce that we have been awarded a grant fro m the Genesis (Bereshit) Prize and the Kahn Foundation towards women’s empowerment and gender equality in Israel. The grant was given to our “Woman by Your Side”