Feminism and Hyper-Masculinity in Israel: A Case Study in Deconstructing Legal Fatherhood

Abstract

Feminism has largely treated men as the undifferentiated dominant gender group, neglecting a discussion of men\u27s own gender identity. As a result, the legal conceptualization of masculinity is still under-explored; a tapestry of legal doctrines renders inconsistent ideological messages about what it means to be a man, and especially what it means to be a father. Israeli legal scholarship, in particular, has done little to explore how extensively stereotypes of masculinity permeate existing law and undermine the role of men as parents

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