(I haven’t read this whole thread.)
From last week’s (Chaukah) edition of Mishpacha magazine:
“Maran was opposed to women serving in the Knesset, but not because he didn’t respect women. He didn’t make a major decision without first consulting his rabbanit. Rather, he felt that the maximum effect and influence of a woman is davka when she is behind the scenes… The drama that takes place in the Knesset is good for men.”
-Rabbanit Yehudit Yosef, daughter-in-law and confidante of
Chacham Ovadiah, regarding the movement calling for a religious
woman to appear on one of the chareidi party lists