By Cheryl Trooskin-Zoller, , Seattle
I noticed on the front page of the October 30 JTNews a little note that said, “Celebrate Women! page 12.” I turned to page 12 and what I found was an article about a female singer ejected from the Arts & Entertainment section surrounded by ads for electrolysis, weight loss, and other cosmetic procedures.
This is not a celebration of women. This is a marginalization. Women are being told to look pretty and stand aside. I’m not putting this issue of JTNews out where anyone can see it — I’d be ashamed for people to see it and think I agree with the idea that women be segregated into a women’s section (what’s next, exclusion from Torah studies?) or valued primarily for our looks.