What is the role of gender in the rise of populist illiberal regimes? The case of Israel provides a timely opportunity to examine this question. Israel’s November 2022 elections mark an imminent danger of regime change: The newly elected government openly seeks to control the judiciary and minimize safeguards on civil rights, aiming to increase the depth and scope of religious Jewish law.
This lecture will analyze the gendered dimensions of the new government’s game plan. Dr. Yofi Tirosh will examine the proposed legal changes and their impact on women and LGBTQ+ legal status, seeking to understand their function and significance in the broader context of regime change. Is gender just a reflection of the larger picture, a microcosm that illustrates the general political trends? Or is it a primary motivation, a central axis of the regime’s entire raison d’etre? Focusing on the recently growing institutionalization of sex segregation and modesty in the public sphere, Tirosh suggests epistemic violence as a helpful theoretical paradigm for comprehending the mode of operation of contemporary illiberal regimes toward women.
Dr. Tirosh is an associate professor and vice dean at the Tel Aviv University Faculty of Law and a research fellow at Jerusalem’s Shalom Hartman Institute. Her groundbreaking work on anti-discrimination law and the intersections between law, culture and the body has been published in leading international journals. Alongside her academic work, Tirosh is an award-winning public advocate of civil and women’s rights and a regular legal commentator on national media.
+ More... - Less...CJP provides the above links concerning third-party events for your convenience only. CJP has no control over the content of the linked-to websites or events they describe, and accepts no responsibility for the websites, including any advertising or products or services on or available from such sites, or for any loss or damage that may arise from your attending, or registering to attend, the described events. If you decide to access any of the third-party websites linked to below, you do so entirely at your own risk and subject to the terms and conditions of use for such websites and event attendance. CJP is not responsible or liable to you or any third party for the content or accuracy of any materials provided by any third parties. All statements and/or opinions expressed in the linked-to materials or at the described events, and all commentary, articles and other content provided at the third-party websites or at the events, are solely the opinions and the responsibility of the persons or entities operating the linked-to websites and events. The inclusion of any link on this website does not imply that CJP endorses the described event, or the linked-to website or its operator. MORE
