Unholy Row In Jerusalem Over Status Of Women - Yahoo!
worrying...An attempt to ban women singing in public places is the latest move to spark protests after a few extremist Rabbis declared it too sexual for men to hear.
The increasingly conservative attitude towards women reflects the steady demographic shift in Israel, particularly in Jerusalem.
In religious areas of the city there are growing incidents of self-imposed "separation" of the sexes, despite laws banning segregation.
Frequently women sit at the back of buses, have separate entrances in some shops and different hours at medical facilities.
They point to the trend among advertising agencies to use only images of men in their campaigns in Jerusalem.
Risque images of women that can be found plastered on billboards in Tel Aviv are considered offensive by the ultra-religious community.
"It is now rare to find any images of women at all, even those dressed modestly," Idit Karni told Sky News.