When women come forward as survivors of sexual assault and gender-based violence, they are usually met with support and sympathy - victims and survivors of Oct. 7 have not been treated with humanity.
Forman, a trailblazer of feminist Jewish studies, died June 9 at Toronto General Hospital. She was 87.
The 150 Assembly members are composed of 80 Rabbis, who are always men by virtue of their position, and 70 heads of local authorities and religious councils, of which few are women.
'The Quad' brings women’s voices to the forefront of discourse about Israel, where women with differing views engage in vibrant debates on critical issues.
Women are not better than men, but they are also no worse. It is time to meet the challenge laid down decades ago by our one and only female leader.
As long as gender equality exists in this world, Women's History Month and International Women's Day must be at the top of the agenda in Israel.
If any understanding has come to light as a result of the gender-based violence surrounding the October 7 massacre, it is this: the world, including fellow feminists, will never come to our defense.
Michal Herzog said that Israeli and Jewish women felt "betrayed by the deafening silence" of human and women's rights organizations around the world, which chose not to respond to or address Oct.7.
Silence is violence, and Israeli women have suffered enough. We must all speak now.
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