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. 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 women. Providing a
sociolegal perspective on women in Israel viewed, 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 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 yet 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. "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" 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.
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