A series of TV spots, including one which deals with the subject of violence towards women. It shows a Palestinian husband who is beating his wife while watching a TV programme showing an Israeli husband who is beating his wife. Weekly radio programmes which take telephone calls, present experts who speak on women s issues and present women who speak about their problems. Changes in legislation obtained - abandoned children can now be adopted by anyone, not only Moslems. The work week for women has been reduced from 48 to 42 hours.
Women are now able to obtain passports without the consent of their husbands, fathers or brothers .
Women who marry can retain their maiden names. Maternity leave has been extended from 4 to 12 weeks. Women now have equal access to credit. In order to bridge the generation gap, the young women work together with older women in the villages. We discussed the accusation, often reported in our press, that Palestinian women are sending their children to die in the Intifada.