The Knesset plenum gave final approval early Thursday to a bill allowing gender segregation in advanced-degree programs and public campus spaces, N12's Daphna Liel reports. The legislation, sponsored by MK Limor Son Har-Melech (Otzma Yehudit), now becomes law.
The bill to permit gender segregation in academia received final approval in the Knesset plenum overnight, completing its legislative process. The law allows gender segregation in advanced-degree programs and public campus spaces such as libraries, cafeterias, and labs. It was sponsored by MK Limor Son Har-Melech (Otzma Yehudit) and was approved by the Knesset Education Committee for second and third readings in early July, as The Zioneer reported. The bill drew widespread opposition from women's organizations, medical school deans, and academic bodies. Naamat chair Hagit Pe'ar called for boycotting institutions that enforce it. With its final passage, the law enters into effect and will apply to Israeli institutions of higher education.
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