Chapter 20: Equal Representation in a Divided Society: The Feminist Experience in Israel.

FEMINISM; JEWISH women; WOMEN'S societies & clubs; FEMINISTS -- Societies, etc.; SOCIAL conditions of women

Chapter 20 of the book "Building Feminist Movements and Organizations: Global Perspectives" is presented. It explores the struggles of the Mizrahi Jewish women in establishing a feminist movement in Israel. It highlights the successes and the failures of their endeavors, the controversies that arise, and the implications of the collaboration between the Coalition of Women for Peace and feminist groups in the country.