Sep 26, 201910 minHaredi women don't need pity, they need a Feminist viewHow can a gendered perspective coexist with traditional religious values? Haredi Feminism offers a resolution for this perceived conflict.
Nov 29, 20183 minGood enough to vote; not good enough to run for office Recent elections show that the 'cultural norms' of ultra-Orthodox women should stop getting in their way on the Israeli political scene The Blogs Tamar Ben P...
Nov 7, 20183 minHaredi feminist pushes for her rights Years ago, thanks to the emergence of the Internet, Esty Shushan was able to start commiserating with other haredi women about their powerlessness. The hared...
Oct 18, 20184 minFEDERATION'S LATEST CHANGEMAKER BUSTS STEREOTYPES As The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington’s latest guest speaker from Israel, activist Esty Shushan confounded many assumptions about women in the Chare...
Oct 18, 20184 minHaredi feminist fights for political parity in Israel No haredi women are currently serving in the Knesset. Esty Shushan wants to change that. By TOBY TABACHNICKOctober 18, 2018, 3:49 pm The 2017 IKEA catalogue ...
Sep 2, 201811 min‘No Voice, No Vote,’ Say Feminist Haredi Women in IsraelOverjoyed, Esty Shushan stands in the august corridors of Israel’s Supreme Court and emotionally embraces her friend and colleague. “We won! We made history....
Aug 17, 201811 minWhat the Radicalization of Israel’s ultra-Orthodox Community Looks Like From the Inside Photo by zeevveez on Trendhype / CC BY
Jul 9, 20184 minNo voice, no vote Denying political representation to over half a million Haredi women in Israel is unacceptable in 2018 When I moved to Israel 20 years ago, I assumed that th...
Nov 24, 20174 minOpinion #MeToo in Israel's ultra-Orthodox WorldPhoto by zeevveez on Trend Hype / CC BY
Dec 2, 20152 minNo Voice, No Vote In Israel, especially in the ultra-Orthodox Jewish groups and communities, women are expected to earn a living and raise a family. They’ve been able to vote ...
Mar 23, 20155 minWomen Shaking Up Elections in IsraelIsraeli women are shaking up the political system in their country in some intriguing and even exciting ways. With national elections set for March, it seems...
Mar 23, 20155 minWomen Shaking Up Elections in Israel Israeli women are shaking up the political system in their country in some intriguing and even exciting ways. With national elections set for March, it seems...
Feb 15, 20154 minCHAREDI WOMEN SPEAK UP ABOUT “NO REPRESENTATION, NO VOTE” CAMPAIGNIn early December, a campaign was launched to guarantee a spot for Charedi women on the electoral lists of the Charedi United Torah Judaism and Shas parties ...
Feb 15, 20155 minExcluded from politics, Orthodox women fight back The next Knesset is expected to have a record number of women, but even that number — 31 out of 120 — isn’t all that impressive. ‘Either we do something now ...
Jan 28, 20155 minA Political Tipping Point for Ultra-Orthodox Women? A poster for the group promoting haredi women political candidates, ‘Lo nivcharot; lo bocharot,’ which means, if we can’t be elected, we will not vote for yo...
Jan 16, 20154 minIsrael elections 101: Women demand spots on ultra-Orthodox party lists Photo by Tzipi Livni - ציפי לבני on Trendhype / CC BY-NC-SA
Dec 26, 20144 minHaredi women fight for bigger role in politics More than 20% of Israeli lawmakers are female, but not one woman serves from the country’s two ultra-Orthodox parties. Aryeh Deri of Shas and Adina Bar-Shalo...
Dec 8, 20143 min‘NO REPRESENTATION, NO VOTE’ SAY HAREDI WOMENA campaign to secure a spot for haredi women on the electoral lists of the haredi United Torah Judaism and Shas parties for the upcoming elections has been l...
