Women’s Rights
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Despite significant advances made in recent years to ensure women’s equality in Israeli society, gender discrimination still exists in almost every aspect of life: employment, health, and more. Women from minority groups encounter multiple forms of discrimination, and in most cases they face greater obstacles in realizing their basic rights than men. This is only compounded by their lack of representation in public decision-making bodies, ultimately leaving legislation concerning women in the hands of the male majority.
As a part of the effort to ensure equality for all residents and citizens of Israeli, throughout Israeli society, ACRI works to protect women’s rights by promoting the elimination of underage marriage; improving access to women’s healthcare; countering discrimination against women in the religious and family court systems; and advocating for equal representation of women in public bodies and in the media.
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Prominent American-Jewish Lawyers: “Netanyahu, Stop the Slavery Law”
May 16, 2011
Today, 16 May 2011, the 18th Knesset opened its 2011 Summer Seat. On the first day of this Knesset seat, … Read more
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ACRI to Government: Don’t Raise Women’s Retirement Age
May 15, 2011
Today (May 15, 2011), ACRI presented the public committee that examines the issue of women’s retirement age with a detailed … Read more
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HCJ Annuls “Regulation for Pregnant Migrant Workers”
April 13, 2011
In her last ruling as a High Court Justice, Ayala Procaccia ordered to annul the regulation regarding the status of … Read more
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Marking One Hundred Years of International Women’s Day
March 8, 2011
March 8 2011 marks 100 years of International Women’s Day. Despite significant advances made in recent years to ensure women’s … Read more
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Together We Stand to Fight Racism, Demand Justice
December 12, 2010
In a show of force of Israel’s human rights community, ten thousand people gathered on December 10, 2010 in Tel … Read more