Female Equality in Israel

Paper Summary:

This paper examines Israeli society to ascertainwhat governance, religion, and daily life reveals about equality for women in Israel.
The paper reviews literature on the subject by social, political, and religious experts, and other areas, like economic experts, to provide insight into the status of women in Israeli society today.

Outline:
Israeli Women and Female Equality in Israel
The Traditional Role of Women in Israeli Society: Is there a Traditional Role?
The Changing Traditions
The Role of Women in Israeli Politics
Summary and Conclusion

From the Paper:

"Ochs explores her religious thoughts, her perspectives as they existed prior to her decision to go to Jerusalem. Religious enlightenment, according to her own description, was something people sought to meet an individual need, to fill a void within themselves where the sense of "missing," took them over and sent them on their way for their new age type mantra. Ochs perceived it both as ridiculous, in a way - perhaps in the way that she had been raised as a Jewish female; at this point, her story does not make this connection, but the reader might. To actually acquire faith, she said, was the product of an overly active imagination."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Bilsky, Leora. 1998. Giving Voice to Women: an Israeli Case Study. Israel Studies 3, no. 2: 47-79. Database on-line. Available from Questia, http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=98496127. Internet. Accessed 28 April 2008.
• Cordesman, Anthony H. 2002. Peace and War: The Arab-Israeli Military Balance Enters the 21st Century. Westport, CT: Praeger. Book on-line. Available from Questia, http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=113097794. Internet. Accessed 28 April 2008.
• Eisenstadt, S. N. 1985. The Transformation of Israeli Society: An Essay in Interpretation. Boulder, CO: Westview Press. Book on-line. Available from Questia, http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=27977718. Internet. Accessed 28 April 2008.
• Kraus, Vered. 2002. Secondary Breadwinners: Israeli Women in the Labor Force. Westport, CT: Praeger. Book on-line. Available from Questia, http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=113091770. Internet. Accessed 28 April 2008.
• Ochs, Vanessa L. 1999. Words on Fire: One Woman's Journey into the Sacred. Boulder, CO: Westview Press. Book on-line. Available from Questia, http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=85688970. Internet. Accessed 28 April 2008.

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