The first-ever Israeli political party dedicated to ultra-Orthodox women, was unveiled Monday.
The first-ever Israeli political party dedicated to ultra-Orthodox women, was unveiled Monday.
A little while back a lawsuit was filed with the Supreme Court to disallow funding of political parties that do not include women in the party list.
I do not know what happened with that suit - I have not yet heard that it has been discussed or decided upon, so I assume it is still an open case.
Some lawmakers have decided not to wait for the Supreme Court decision, and are taking the same idea via a different route - legislation in the Knesset.
A little while back a lawsuit was filed with the Supreme Court to disallow funding of political parties that do not include women in the party list.
I do not know what happened with that suit - I have not yet heard that it has been discussed or decided upon, so I assume it is still an open case.
Some lawmakers have decided not to wait for the Supreme Court decision, and are taking the same idea via a different route - legislation in the Knesset.
Ruth Colian was that close to becoming the first ultra-Orthodox woman to run for Petah Tikva city council in Tuesday’s municipal election. But she fell a few dozen signatures short of the number required to register as a new political party when the deadline rolled around last month. So now she’s taking her political activism to another battleground: the courts.
Ruth Colian was that close to becoming the first ultra-Orthodox woman to run for Petah Tikva city council in Tuesday’s municipal election. But she fell a few dozen signatures short of the number required to register as a new political party when the deadline rolled around last month. So now she’s taking her political activism to another battleground: the courts.
Speaking at the Stand With Us International Women’s Conference in Jerusalem, Shalev described serving as a woman in the male dominated United Nations. She said that whenever she was called into the UN Security Council to discuss the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, she was surrounded by men in black suits with grim looks on their faces. It was an uncomfortable feeling for her, yet these experiences inspired her to become even more Zionist and feminist.
Speaking at the Stand With Us International Women’s Conference in Jerusalem, Shalev described serving as a woman in the male dominated United Nations. She said that whenever she was called into the UN Security Council to discuss the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, she was surrounded by men in black suits with grim looks on their faces. It was an uncomfortable feeling for her, yet these experiences inspired her to become even more Zionist and feminist.
Israel is usually described as a Western democracy. But there are many areas where Israel cannot pride itself on having obtained such positives stats. The representation of women in positions of power is one area, where Israel’s democracy still lags noticeably behind the other democracies of the West.
(We inviote our users to read the full article published March 8 2013 by Al- Monitor)
Israel is usually described as a Western democracy. But there are many areas where Israel cannot pride itself on having obtained such positives stats. The representation of women in positions of power is one area, where Israel’s democracy still lags noticeably behind the other democracies of the West.
(We inviote our users to read the full article published March 8 2013 by Al- Monitor)