Opening the New Year with a Festive Event for “Woman by Your Side” Volunteers
We opened the new year of activity with a festive event for our “Woman by Your Side” volunteers. For the first time, we brought together
November 11, 2025
We opened the new year of activity with a festive event for our “Woman by Your Side” volunteers. For the first time, we brought together
he State of Israel is falling behind in the fight against violence against women, because the law does not define “domestic violence.” Since the beginning
rs under physical violence from her husband. Later on, he was arrested and convicted of sexually assaulting her daughter and two other young relatives. However,
28 women have been murdered in Israel since early 2025. The murder of Hodaya Fadida shows the urgent need to address domestic violence in Israel.
After the Dinah The Dinah Project, that operates under the auspices of The Rackman Center, revealed dozens of testimonies of rape, sexual assault and intentional
Last week, we marked the completion of the psychotherapy internship year at the Rackman Center in the Faculty of Law at Bar-Ilan University. Through our
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,