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Bank Poalei Agudat Israel, which caters primarily to the haredi community, has prohibited women from attending a business conference it is sponsoring Tuesday in Ramat Gan that will deal with a wide range of economic issues including employment, construction, investments and haredi institutions.
An invitation that was sent to the bank's customers states that attendance at the economic conference will be permitted to men only, due to customer demand.
Several women from the haredi sector have expressed anger over the decision, according to Army Radio which first broke the story, saying that it constitutes gender discrimination and perpetuates the inferior status of women in haredi society. [...]
Bank Poalei Agudat Israel, which caters primarily to the haredi community, has prohibited women from attending a business conference it is sponsoring Tuesday in Ramat Gan that will deal with a wide range of economic issues including employment, construction, investments and haredi institutions.
An invitation that was sent to the bank's customers states that attendance at the economic conference will be permitted to men only, due to customer demand.
Several women from the haredi sector have expressed anger over the decision, according to Army Radio which first broke the story, saying that it constitutes gender discrimination and perpetuates the inferior status of women in haredi society. [...]
I cannot begin to fathom how a rational posek would find this halachically necessary.
ReplyDeleteAs the Charadei women continues to improve her status in the business world, expectations to participate and contribute experience, ideas and know how will be forthcoming.
ReplyDelete(no more, 'peel one more potato for the kugel').
If the article is correct, then it's not halachic: "due to customer demand".
ReplyDeleteNow, whether or not that's true, I don't know.
FWIW, our local PAGI branch seems to be staffed primarily by women (tellers and clerks), although the manager and a few employees are men. Customers are pretty mixed, however.
It will be really show their integrity if they will refuse to accept deposits from women...
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