Israeli high school girls fight for right to be 'cool' - The Times of India: "JERUSALEM: Israeli high school girls have taken to social media to protest against rules that let boys wear shorts in the sweltering summer heat but bar girls from doing the same.
The teenagers, who come from mainstream secular schools across Israel, say their teachers insist on the ban to protect them from unwanted male attention, despite recent temperatures of up to 45 degrees celsius.
"Why does a woman have to suffer sexist and chauvinist comments just because it's hot?" one anonymous writer posted on Facebook.
"There's a situation here in which they are blaming the victim. They tell the girls not to come in shorts because the boys stare. We are the victims and they're blaming us," a 14-year-old student said in remarks quoted by Haaretz newspaper.
Girls who defy the ban say they have been barred from sitting exams, have had their cellphones confiscated and have had their parents called into school, the paper said."
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The teenagers, who come from mainstream secular schools across Israel, say their teachers insist on the ban to protect them from unwanted male attention, despite recent temperatures of up to 45 degrees celsius.
"Why does a woman have to suffer sexist and chauvinist comments just because it's hot?" one anonymous writer posted on Facebook.
"There's a situation here in which they are blaming the victim. They tell the girls not to come in shorts because the boys stare. We are the victims and they're blaming us," a 14-year-old student said in remarks quoted by Haaretz newspaper.
Girls who defy the ban say they have been barred from sitting exams, have had their cellphones confiscated and have had their parents called into school, the paper said."
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