gender segregation

Separate-swimming hours at NJ condo complex discriminatory, federal appeals court rules

The complex had changed its rules in 2016, to accommodate the religious laws of modesty upheld by the Orthodox Jewish residents, who made up two-thirds of the residents at the time.

By Marcy Oster April 23, 2019 7:06 am

Female tourists barred from Israeli cable car because haredi men refuse to ride with them

An Israeli TV report said the site regularly accedes to such requests, including groups that do not want to ride with Arabs.

July 8, 2018 1:39 pm

New York City councilman to provide day of gender-segregated beach for Jewish and Muslim constituents

(JTA) — A New York City councilman is renting a city beach on Coney Island in order to host gender-segregated swim days for his Jewish and Muslim constituents. Brooklyn Democrat Chaim Deutsch made the announcement on his Facebook page: “For many New Yorkers, including religious Jews and Muslims who observe modesty laws, there isn’t an […]

June 10, 2018 12:45 pm