"Move Aside and Cover Yourself"

This event is co-sponsored by the Azrieli Institute of Israel Studies, and the Departments of Political Science and History 

Israel’s constitutional documents define it as “a Jewish and democratic state.” One of the most challenging aspects of this oxymoronic formula has always been gender equality. Recently, this tension manifests in a new way, as more and more public spaces practice sex-segregation as a form of religious accommodation. In academic programs, professional training, military units, or shows and concerts, women are sent to the back or to the side behind the divide, and at times completely excluded from participation, or subject to “modest” dress and conduct. Justified as a form of multicultural tolerance and a necessary means to integrate the ultra-Orthodox Israel’s labor and consumption markets, sex segregation raises pressing questions about the legality of “separate but equal” in the context of sex.

Prof. Tirosh will describe the dilemma from a socio-legal perspective, critically examining the dominant paradigms governing the discourse around sex segregation.

Concordia Students, Faculty and Staff:

** IMPORTANT NOTE:** Those attending this conference in person will need to show the Quebec Vaccination Passport. Also, anyone entering Concordia buildings must wear a procedure mask (i.e., the blue and white surgical type). Reusable or cloth face coverings are no longer acceptable. 

** Please note that we cannot admit those from the General Public at this time.**