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Women in Israel: A State of Their Own Ruth Halperin-Kaddari 320 pages | 6 x 9 | 3 illus. Cloth Dec 2003 | ISBN 0-8122-3752-8 | $59.95s | �42.00 Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights
"A pioneering analysis of the limits of law to advance women's real equality." Rebecca J. Cook, MPA, JD, JSD, Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto
When Israel declared its independence in 1948, it vowed to ensure equality to 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 women. Providing a sociolegal perspective on women in Israel viewed in the light of feminist legal theories, Ruth Halperin-Kaddari examines all aspects of Israeli women's lives, looking at legal issues such as affirmative action, motherhood and the workplace, and mechanisms for the advancement of women, as well as conditions of education, employment, health, family, and prostitution.
While tracing the legislative evolution in Israel, Halperin-Kaddari discusses the extent to which law can create social change. Because of its unique position as an economically developed democracy and a state where government tries to maintain a special cultural tradition and religious identity in a heterogeneous society, Israel has failed to adopt a single national standard for women that would bring Israeli law into compliance with international human rights. Halperin-Kaddari concludes that the improvement in women's status has not been due to egalitarian consciousness, but rather is incidental to Israel's overall socioeconomic advancement.
Ruth Halperin-Kaddari teaches law at Bar-Ilan University. She is chair of the Ruth and Emanuel Rackman Center for the Advancement of the Status of Women, and wrote the official Reports of the State of Israel to the UN Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women.
Concise Table of Contents:
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Gender Equality in the Israeli Legal System
Chapter 3: The Promotion of Gender Equality
Chapter 4: Woemn and Health Care
Chapter 5: Education
Chapter 6: The Welfare State
Chapter 7: The Work Women Do
Chapter 8: Political and Public Life
Chapter 9: Violence Against Women
Chapter 10: The Exploitation of Women
Chapter 11: The Halachic Trap: Marriage and Family Life
Chapter 12: Multiple Voices
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