The emerging government will not only be the most right-wing, the most anti-LGBT and the most conservative - but also one that turns its back on more than 50% of the population. No, I do not mean about half of the voters who did not vote for the right, but for the women in the State of Israel. Both for the women who voted for the right, and also for those on the left
They are excluded from the government.
In the best case, it will have four or five women out of about 30 ministers.
In the coalition, there are parties that are not ready for women to sit around the table, unless they are secretaries or head of a bureau.
Shas or Torah Judaism do not allow this glass ceiling to be shattered, and a high court of justice will not help, literally. The other parties in the coalition have women, but some of them hold opinions that can even be defined as the opinions of battered women. They themselves do not believe that women can and should And in Likud, which makes up half of the coalition members, there are seven women up to the 40th place, so even if they apply the Norwegian law in full - the male majority will still control the government and the coalition.
It is true that the prime minister-designate is not known as someone who promotes women.
His hive has always been very masculine, with a preference for English speakers with an American accent.
I do not expect a correction from him.
But he shares his life with a psychologist with a bachelor's and master's degree in educational psychology, and I assume that she understands the meaning of excluding women from the public sphere, and the meaning of a clear male preference over talented women in positions that determine fates in the government.
She surely knows the meaning of a female point of view before making decisions.
It is true, she is the mother of two sons and may not feel the discrimination on a daily basis, because they are privileged and promoted by virtue of being "the sons of", but there are enough women around her who work with her, who are her friends, her patients.
And she surely also hears the criticism of the minority of women in the coalition and the government.
We also know that the extent of its influence in many fields is very great.
According to well-informed sources, and not on their own behalf, Netanyahu consults with his wife on many issues - including appointments and non-appointments.
There was even talk that the heads of Mossad and the Shin Bet first went through her approval before receiving his approval. Even if these are exaggerations - she is undoubtedly in a position that can influence a change of attitude in these areas.
Therefore, I expect Sarah Netanyahu to exercise the full weight of her influence.
that she will introduce new and refreshing content to the position of "prime minister's wife", and that she will lead precisely now to an important change that will be registered in her name.
A change that will improve the relationship between women and men in the government and the appointment to senior positions in the coalition.
There are enough talented women in Likud and on the right who can fill a variety of positions.
For example: Why is Netanyahu insisting on Ron Dermer for the position of foreign minister, and not trying to find a right-wing woman with appropriate qualifications?
The coming week is a decisive week, and at the end of it the Prime Minister will decide who will rise and who will fall.
Who will sit on the deerskin chair around the cabinet table, and who will wear the plenary benches.
Which of the right-wing women who are not members of the Knesset will receive order 8 to come, serve and change the government, which appears to be dark and extreme in its attitude towards women.
Sara Netanyahu may never be asked to move to the back of the bus, but she can make sure that doesn't happen to any woman, and certainly not on her husband's shift.
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