{"product_id":"women-in-israel-a-state-of-their-own-hardback-9780812237528","title":"Women in Israel; A State of Their Own (Hardback) 9780812237528","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eWomen in Israel\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA State of Their Own\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRuth Halperin-Kaddari (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780812237528\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 12 January 2004\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e376 pages, 3 illus.\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.9 cm, 0.714 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"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.\" (\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen 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.\u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePART I. THE LEGAL STAGE\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2. Gender Equality in the Israeli Legal System\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3. The Promotion of Gender Equality\u003cbr\u003e PART II. PROGRESS AND THE LIMITS OF LAW\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4. Women and Health Care\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 5. Education\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 6. The Welfare State\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 7. The Work Women Do\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 8. Political and Public Life\u003cbr\u003e PART III. POWER POLITICS, BODY POLITICS, AND RADICAL FEMINISM\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 9. Violence Against Women\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 10. The Exploitation of Women\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 11. The Halachic Trap: Marriage and Family Life\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 12. Multiple Voices\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Pennsylvania Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52555707613464,"sku":"9780812237528","price":49.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/women-in-israel-a-state-of-their-own-hardback-9780812237528","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}