Abstract
In the past decade, the Israeli Army (IDF) has been undergoing simultane-ously two ‘social revolutions’: a ‘feminist revolution’ and a “religious revolution”. The two revolutions have different and conflicting ideologies causing a clash of values. Feminist values demand the integration of women in the army without gender separation, whereas religious principles require modesty and gender separation. At the moment, in practice, religious values which under-mine women’s equal opportunities in the army outweigh democratic values. If the secular women and men in Israeli society will not act to deprive the IDF of its unofficial and unauthorized role of balancing conflicting values in society, the status and roles of women in the army will be downgraded, directly im-pacting gender inequality in the employment market.
Highlights
The right to equality between the sexes is derived from human dignity
It leads Israeli society to adopt military norms based on masculine values, where women are relegated to margins, and are excluded from active participation in the setting of the political agenda
We can see that most of the feminist activity is planted in all arenas of civil society, working to expand the secular-democratic awareness and allow for a pluralistic secular space. It had taken women in Israel many years and an appeal to the High Court of Justice to improve their status in the Israeli Defense Force (IDF), and receive recognition for their ability to fill essential positions and roles which have hitherto been considered ‘masculine.’ nowadays, there are growing concerns that those achievements of women may suffer a setback as a consequence of an increasing process of radicalization and religionization in Israeli daily life, and especially in the IDF
Summary
The right to equality between the sexes is derived from human dignity. Human rights should be applied for all people, without difference. If the secular women and men in Israeli society will not act to deprive the IDF of its unofficial and unauthorized role of balancing conflicting values in society, the status and roles of women in the army will be downgraded, directly impacting gender inequality in the employment market.
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