Women in Israel : a state of their own /
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| Author / Creator: | Halperin-Kaddari, Ruth. |
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| Imprint: | Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, c2004. |
| Description: | 363 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Pennsylvania studies in human rights |
| Subject: | Women -- Israel -- Social conditions. Women -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Israel. Sex discrimination against women -- Israel. Equality -- Israel. Equality. Sex discrimination against women. Women -- Legal status, laws, etc. Women -- Social conditions. Israel. |
| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5053967 |
Table of Contents:
- Part I. The Legal Stage
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Gender Equality in the Israeli Legal System
- 3. The Promotion of Gender Equality
- Part II. Progress and the Limits of the Law
- 4. Women and Health Care
- 5. Education
- 6. The Welfare State
- 7. The Work Women Do
- 8. Political and Public Life
- Part III. Power Politics, Body Politics, and Radical Feminism
- 9. Violence Against Women
- 10. The Exploitation of Women
- 11. The Halachic Trap: Marriage and Family Life
- 12. Multiple Voices
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- Acknowledgments
