In an urgent letter to the Knesset, the Committee of University Heads called on lawmakers to stop the expansion of the gender segregation bill ahead of final votes scheduled for Monday, warning it would create 'second-rate degrees' for women and impose an enormous budgetary burden due to duplicate academic systems, according to a report by journalist Yael Odem.
The Committee of University Heads sent an urgent letter to the Knesset on Sunday afternoon, ahead of the final votes on the bill to expand gender segregation in academia scheduled for Monday. The letter urges lawmakers to halt the expansion and hold further discussion, warning that the bill would create 'second-rate degrees' for women, severely damage research and training in therapeutic professions, and require enormous additional funding to maintain duplicate academic systems.
The development comes as the bill, which would permit gender segregation in advanced-degree programs, is set for its second and third readings. The Knesset Education Committee approved the bill for final readings earlier this week, following previous debates. Opponents, including university heads and legal scholars, have argued that the law would harm academic quality and entrench inequality.
As The Zioneer reported earlier this afternoon, the university heads had previously voiced similar concerns. The letter was reported by journalist Yael Odem.
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