Young women artists from religious communities find it difficult to utilize their talents in their chosen field and to integrate into the art profession. Despite graduating from professional art schools in Jerusalem, few integrate into the art world. Rare are the religious women...
The Center for Women’s Justice (CWJ) is dedicated to the advancement of women’s justice, particularly in the area of marriage and divorce. Israeli civil law defers all matter relating to the personal status of its citizens to their respective religious courts. Often the decisions...
One out of every seven Jewish women in Israel is at risk of becoming inextricably stuck in an unwanted marriage. Israeli law, which gives absolute authority over marriage and divorce to the religious courts and empowers men as the sole executors of the divorce process, systematically...
Over 200,000 women in Israel are targets of violence. While different programs respond to the women’s immediate crisis, there are no programs in Israel that prepare them for the challenges of creating an independent life. Many of the women, as they attempt to change their situation,...
Respect for human rights enables different people to live together, serves as the basis for a healthy and stable democracy, and is the key for realizing the freedoms, dignity, and equality to which all people are inherently entitled. In Israel, a country embroiled in ongoing conflict,...
