Women in Israel: A State of Their Own
When Israel declared its independence in 1948, it vowed to ensure equality for all citizens, regardless of religion, race, or gender. History shows, however, that this promise has been broken in the case of women, who generally live under circumstances significantly worse than those of men. Women in Israel is the first comprehensive overview of discrimination in a state dominated by a patriarchal religious order, and brings fresh insights to the efficacy of the law in improving the status of...
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Offering a distinctive and subtle analysis of tensions between government policies on religious matters and feminism, Halperin-Kaddari shows how women in Israel indeed have a state of their own—in the sense not of liberating refuge but of unfair marginalization.
1Introduction32Gender Equality in the Israeli Legal System243The Promotion of Gender Equality434Women and Health Care695Education826The Welfare State987The Work Women Do1128Political and Public Life1369Violence Against Women17510The Exploitation of Women20511The Halachic Trap: Marriage and Family Life22712Multiple Voices263Conclusion287Notes293Bibliography327Index347Acknowledgments365
\ From the Publisher"A very important work on the legal context of gender and women's issues in Israel. Encyclopedic in scope and concisely written and well supported, the facts and details about women's statuses and roles depict a typically patriarchal society. . . . Extremely valuable for nonprofessionals seeking a broad overview on women in Israel, professionals and scholars will find much of value here."—Choice\ \ \
