Language:
English
Year of publication:
2023
Titel der Quelle:
Contemporary Jewry
Angaben zur Quelle:
43,3-4 (2023) 573–594
Keywords:
Ultra-Orthodox Jews Attitudes
;
Feminism
;
Women Political activity
;
Mizrahim Politics and government
Abstract:
Prior to the Israeli parliamentary elections in 2013, the No Voice, No Vote Facebook group was created, for the first time calling for women not to vote for ultra-Orthodox parties in Israel as long as they did not include women on their electoral list. This study, based on semi-structured, in-depth interviews with 15 ultra-Orthodox feminist women in Israel, examines the extent to which the Mizrahi identity of ultra-Orthodox feminist women has motivated the formation of the ultra-Orthodox feminist movement. The results show that the Mizrahi identity has a dominant presence in the ultra-Orthodox feminist movement and reveals parallels and similarities between Mizrahi feminism, Black feminism, and ultra-Orthodox feminism in Israel. As several key members of the movement are excluded from society due to multiple identity categories, the theory of intersectionality can explain the emergence of ultra-Orthodox feminism in Israel. Nevertheless, this article argues that intersectionality offers only a limited explanation in the case of the ultra-Orthodox feminist movement in Israel.
DOI:
10.1007/s12397-023-09519-5
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