We’re sick of waiting
I am a woman, and as such, they taught me to wait: Wait until a man notices you, wait until your boss suggests you handle that project, wait until the teacher calls on you
The press: a link in the chain of human trafficking
Extremely softly, and without us being aware of it, the main newspapers in Israel have become a link in the chain of trafficking in women
Sexual harassment in the civil service: 56 complaints in 2004 and 32 since the beginning of this year
The number of complaints of sexual harassment in state institutions declined last year, according to a report on the status of women in the civil service, which will be presented today to Knesset Committee on the Status of Women
Counter-offensive
The religious director, Joseph Cedar, sparked an uproar a few months ago when he aired his film “Medurat Hashevet” [“Campfire”], which dealt with a fictional case of sexual harassment within the Bnei Akiva movement
Government opposes creation of authority to combat human trafficking
A report on human trafficking around the world recently published in the US recommended that Israel form a national authority to combat human trafficking, similar to the authority that combats drug trafficking
They are crushing single mothers
It's easy to make statements, and it's easy to ask single mothers to go out and work. But is the environment right for women to work? Are social policies in Israel compassionate enough to allow it?
Petition submitted to High Court over women's funerals
Last week a group of conservative Jews who buried one of their relatives at the Segula Cemetery in Petah Tikva submitted a petition to the High Court of Justice through their attorneys, Dr. Aviad Hacohen and Assaf Bar, against the city's rabbi, Rabbi Shlomo Soloman; the Burial Society in Petah Tikva; and Israel's High Rabbinate
Gal-On calls for creation of national commission to combat human trafficking
The Knesset Committee to Combat Human Trafficking held a special session this morning following the publication of a report by the US administration that says that Israel is not doing the minimum necessary to combat human trafficking.
Women without an army or a state
No alarms have ever been sounded in this war. Many have been killed in this war, but they were always killed as individuals.
Haredi women argue eulogy discrimination
A group of ultra-Orthodox women petitioned the High Court of Justice yesterday against the Petah Tikva rabbinate in a bid to end what they said was discrimination against women at a cemetery in the city.
95% of single mothers are not in the labor market
A study presented yesterday to the Knesset Labor and Welfare Committee revealed that 95% of single mothers have not been able to join the labor market despite the financial incentives and aid offered by the Ministry of Finance.
Who is protecting battered women? Certainly not the police
The law to prevent domestic violence includes an article requiring a restraining order against anyone who uses violence against a member of his family
A prostitute in a plastic bathtub
Once a man I know told me about a night on which he had invited a prostitute to his place. As is to be expected, he described her as “an escort,” but the girl escorted him nowhere.
Apathy in the face of violence
In 2004, there was a 15% increase in the number of people who turned to battered women's centers. This increase represents an extension of a phenomenon that has existed for many years and is a direct result of the increasing awareness of sexual violence. Who will be the next victim? Once again a woman was killed, and two days later we learned of the murder of another woman. Yesterday, a man stabbed his young wife, and there is no one there to stop these murderers The sex trade: An industry that brings in a billion dollars every year The sex trade in Israel is an industry worth about one billion dollars annually. These shocking statistics were detailed in the final report of the Knesset Inquiry Committee on the Trading of Women, chaired by MK Zahava Gal-On. The report was submitted to Knesset Speaker MK Reuvin Rivlin this morning. Women make up 70% of civil servants; men are paid 25% more The Rachlevsky report for 2003 shows that 33,612 women work as civil servants (70%) compared to 19,443 men. Despite this, men doing the same job as women are paid 25% more The results of 2004: more complaints due to dismissal after becoming pregnant Israeli women were not expecting this kind of present for Mother's Day: The Women's Lobby announced today that in 2004, the organization's hotline received 20% more complaints from women dismissed because of their pregnancy. Women's Network report: The government is not working to improve the status of women who are discriminated against in wages and representation Israel women's groups yesterday submitted to the United Nations their alternative report on the state of women's rights in Israel—a report that paints a very gloomy picture. Reason for dismissal: A marriage that is not conservative enough The wedding day is supposed to be one of the happiest days in the life of any couple. However, for A.—a young woman from the Maoz Zion settlement near Jerusalem —her wedding day got her fired from work. A rape victim's suicide note: “Society is not prepared to deal with rape” A psychology student who committed suicide on Monday in the Hebrew University dorms in Jerusalem wrote a letter last week in which she described the despair she felt as a victim of incest and gang rape, because she could not find a suitable framework for treatment. The Naamat Organization*: The number of women being fired after coming back from maternity leave has increased In 2004, 250 women who had been fired after returning from maternity leave, submitted complaints to the Naamat Organization's judicial offices. 3% increase in incidents of sexual harassment within the IDF According to the Chief of Staff's advisor on women's affairs, Colonel Deborah Hasid, there has been a 3% increase in the number of sexual harassment complaints made within the IDF in 2004 as compared to the number of complaints made in 2003. Who is preventing the establishment of a ritual bath for disabled women? Following a decision by the accountant of the Housing Ministry to oppose the equipping of a ritual bathhouse in Jerusalem for disabled women, MK Rabbi Meir Porush accused ministerial accountants of putting themselves above ministers and ministry directors. Porush occupied the post of housing minister for three years. Dovrat against women Given women's lack of political power, Netanyahu, Dovrat, and Livnat are using all means to harm the teaching public by concealing the fact that most teachers are women. Using the slogan “improving the level of education,” the three officials are inflicting grave harm on many women: kindergarten teachers, other teachers, and counselors. Reports to rape crisis centers rise 15% Reports of rape to crisis-center hotlines rose by 15 percent in 2004, according to the annual report of the Association of Rape Crisis Centers in Israel (ARCCI) More than 13,000 women filed complaints involving violence this year A police report to be presented to the Knesset Women's Committee today to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women on Thursday (November 25) found that more than 13,000 women filed police complaints involving violence this year. A total of 3,774 men were arrested on violent charges, and ten men killed their wives. Escort services for businessmen on the rise A report conducted by a senior police officer in the Derby University branch in Israel revealed that in the past year there has been a large increase in escort services for businessmen from abroad, include ultra-orthodox businessmen coming to Israel to spend a week on business. MK Gal-On: Courts neglecting female victims of sex trade One-third of forced prostitutes who are willing to testify in court against their former employers disappear before doing so, police representatives told the Knesset committee on the sex trade yesterday. Human trafficking network involved in pornography discovered The Police International Crime Unit announced today that it had uncovered a human trafficking network whose members are suspected of detaining women and forcing them to appear in pornographic films and photos, to be published on the Internet. Women worth less: they earn 30% less than men The Israeli Women's Lobby presented its report on women's labor to President Moshe Katsav today. The report paints a depressing picture: women make up half of society, but they earn less, suffer from poverty more, and are discriminated against. A monopoly is a monopoly, even in personal status laws In an article published in the Shevaa Yamim supplement on September 10, 2004, following the film on Channel Eight, it was revealed how women in Israel suffer and are humiliated when they are forced to turn to the rabbinical courts for divorce Adva Center : The state budget harms women The 2005 state budget harms women while benefiting men—this, according to an analysis presented by the Adva Center to the Knesset's Women's Committee last week. One of the main burdens affecting women is a result of tax reform, scheduled to be completely introduced by 2008 Opinion poll: 40% know an abused woman An opinion poll conducted by Naamat to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women—to be commemorated tomorrow, November 25—found that 40% of the Israeli public knows women who are victims of spousal abuse. MK Zeev: statistics on violence against women are exaggerated The Knesset met today as part of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. MK Nissim Zeev created an uproar during the session when he said he did not understand “why there were so many shelters for women victims of violence.” New attack from MK Zeev: women are beaten as a response to their aggression MK Nissim Zeev (Shas) often succeeds in sparking the anger of other MKs during Knesset sessions and committee meetings—he's even been dubbed “the court jester.” MKs eagerly await his statements to laugh at them, but that was not the case this time, as the Knesset marked today the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Lawsuit: fired because she was pregnant but not married The only mistake made by L.—a secular young woman from central Israel —was that she was pregnant and unmarried. As a result, she was fired from her job as a nanny at two ultra-orthodox schools | 
