Naftali Bennett courts the female vote: what does he promise? Not just paternity leave

At a WIZO women's conference ahead of the elections, Naftali Bennett presented a series of commitments to the female audience, sharply criticized the outgoing government, and promised changes on religious issues, the establishment of a dedicated police unit to handle violence against women, subsidizing daycare, and changing criteria for obtaining weapons. Bennett stated that he would not allow harm to women's rights.

Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett is courting the female vote at a WIZO women's conference ahead of the Knesset elections. Bennett presented a series of commitments to the female audience, including: establishing a new police department to handle violence against women, promoting paternity leave, changing the criteria for obtaining weapons, and eliminating the distortion in daycare subsidies, which he claims allows non-working yeshiva students to receive subsidies. Bennett sharply criticized the outgoing government and said: 'There was a crazy regression by this government against women.' He emphasized that he would not allow harm to women's rights. Bennett declared that he is fighting for every vote and that the upcoming elections are fateful for repairing the country. The conference presented a WIZO survey, which showed that 54% of the public demand a clear plan from the parties for promoting women, and that 40% placed closing the wage gap as a top priority. WIZO chairperson Assouline and NAAMAT chairperson Friedman spoke about representation gaps and the national resilience found in promoting women.