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Counting women

There are signs that in the current campaign, parties are recognizing feminine clout.

Shelly Yacimovich filming Labor campaign ad.
Photo by: Hadas Parush
It’s late December, and hundreds of women and a handful of men are crowded into an auditorium in central Tel Aviv to listen as the heads of most of the main political parties solemnly professed their commitment to equality for women.

When Shaul Mofaz, chairman of the opposition Kadima party, former deputy prime minister and former IDF Chief of Staff, notes that women now head the three major parties, the audience interrupts him. “We want a prime minister, too,” the crowd calls, quite pleased with themselves as they use the feminine form.

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