We posted on January 28th that a new report from Germany notes that 55% of women in the German armed forces have been sexually harassed, and of these a
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Israel Set To Prohibit Sexual Preference Employment Discrimination
The Israeli Knesset’s Ministerial Law Committee approved a bill and sent it to the full Knesset which, if it passes, which is likely, would prohibit employment discrimination (and discrimination in,…
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Israel Reports Steep Increase In Sexual Harassment Complaints
Noam Barkan of Ynet News has reported that Israeli Economy Ministry’s EEOC has released the past year’s statistics relating to discrimination charges filed with it.
Workplace sexual harassment complaints increased…
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Discrimination In Israel Against Job Applicants With Sephardi-Sounding Names
Two government studies conducted in conjunction with The Hebrew University of Jerusalem have found that “a job applicant with an Ashkenazi-sounding name has a 34 percent higher chance of being…
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In The Face of Soldiers’ Sexual Harassment Complaints, Israeli Defense Forces Will Emphasize Prevention
The Israeli Defense Forces (“IDF”) chief of staff’s advisor on Women’s Affairs, Brig. Gen. Racheli Tevet-Weisel, has reported 2012 statistics showing approximately 500 complaints from soldiers of sexual harassment …