Abstract
This article discusses veteran instructors who were employed by the ab-sorbing establishment as instructors for women immigrants from Yemen who settled in moshav-type cooperative settlements in Israel. The findings indicate that the instruction messages in the first stage after the Yemenite immigrants settled on the land included a blurring of gender. However, differential instruction was created when the permanent homes were constructed: male instructors taught the men the hard physical labor, and female instructors taught the women their roles within the domestic sphere. The instruction system recruited to the new moshav-type cooperative settlements thus perpetuated the gender division of labor and used an effective “tool” for transmitting the patriarchic messages of the absorbing establishment.
Highlights
Women Bound to the HomeIn its early days, literature on women’s anthropology claimed a universal existence of patriarchy, and many researchers tried to develop theories that would explain this fact
This article discusses veteran instructors who were employed by the absorbing establishment as instructors for women immigrants from Yemen who settled in moshav-type cooperative settlements in Israel
The findings indicate that the instruction messages in the first stage after the Yemenite immigrants settled on the land included a blurring of gender
Summary
Literature on women’s anthropology claimed a universal existence of patriarchy, and many researchers tried to develop theories that would explain this fact. Other researchers stressed the relation between women and domesticity They claimed that the feminine connection to the private sphere leads to their being perceived as having proven abilities in the field of affording help, cultivation and love and that their responsibility is to turn the home into a safe haven for their husbands and children According to the scientific literature, it is women who were in many cases appointed to supervise and influence women in fulfilling their domestic role These scholars stressed the feminine commitment to the patriarchic social structure as a motive for their behavior (Abu Lughod, 1993; Wolf, 1985). The research literature shows that the main fields of involvement of instructors among women immigrants focus on domestic fields: caring for children, preventive medicine, impartation of hygiene and parenting habits (Emmerich, 1997: p. 393-409; Rozin, 2005)
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