Sexism in Israel
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Sexism in Israel manifests differently in different categories of Israeli population and culture.
Jews
Sexism in Jewish population is mainly a byproduct of the traditional role of women in Judaism, especially Orthodox Judaism.[1]
In 2014, Reform Jewish feminist sociologist Elana Maryles Sztokman published a book called The War on Women in Israel describing her perception of the misogyny observed in Israel's public space.[1] According to Publishers Weekly, Sztokman chronicles how the demands of an ultra-Orthodox minority led to the removal of women's imagery and presence from public venues on the pretext of modesty. Her book analyzes sexism in the Israeli army, legislature, and Orthodox rabbinical courts.[2]
According to an editor at
At the Western Wall, women have been arrested for carrying a Torah scroll on the grounds that this practice violates the religious status quo of the site.[4]
In
See also
- Gender separation in Judaism
- Women in Israel
- Mishmeret Tzniyut
- Women of the Wall
References
- ^ ISBN 978-1-4926-0459-4
- ^ "The War on Women in Israel: How Religious Radicalism Is Smothering the Voice of a Nation", book review by Publishers Weekly
- ^ Shoshana Kordova, "In Israel, Sexism Starts Early"
- ^ "Police Arrest Women of the Wall Leader for Praying With Torah Scroll". Haaretz.
- ^ Lavie, Smadar (January 1992). "Blow-Ups in the Borderzones: Third World Israeli Authors' Gropings for Home". New Formations. 18: 84–106.
- ^ Lavie, Smadar. "Border Poets: Translating by Dialogue". In Ruth Behar; Deborah A. Gordon (eds.). Women Writing Culture. pp. 412–427.
- ^ "Wrapped in the Flag of Israel - University of Nebraska Press". Nebraska Press. Retrieved 2020-02-18.