RT Book, Section
A1 OECD
T1 Israel
JF Atlas of Gender and Development
YR 2010
FD Feb 22
SP 150
OP 151
AB In Israel, the Women’s Equal Rights Law of 1951 guarantees the equal treatment of men and women. But the long-running conflict between religion and state often undermines legally established principles of gender equality. Secular principles govern much of public life, thereby granting women and men the same rights while also subjecting them to the same obligations. Matters related to personal law are administrated by the country’s religious courts – including Jewish rabbinic courts, Islamic Sharia courts, Christian courts and Druze courts. In many of these courts, patriarchal norms and traditions still prevail. 76% of Israel’s population is Jewish. Muslims make up the second largest group (16%), followed by Arab Christians (1.7%) and Druze (1.6%).
PB Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
DO 10.1787/9789264077478-72-en
UL http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/;jsessionid=1otbjqratvp.x-oecd-live-02content/chapter/9789264077478-72-en