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gavra_at_work
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I have heard from people like Berel Wein that people in Israel are DISCOURAGED from working.

I heard of a story from a Rav here whose daughter married someone from Bnei Brak. Since she was from the US she spoke perfect english and a few places wanted to hire her since she spoke perfect english. She was discouraged from taking these jobs.

BS”D

With all due respect, you are dealing with a separate issue. The Charaidi shittah in EY is that they have to be separated from the rest of the population in order to maintain their Kedusha (right or wrong is not the issue here). (This is one reason why no one wants to hire Charaidim, as they impose work conditions of either their own isolation or Charaidism on the entire office.) In your example, where an English speaking position would have to deal in-person with non-Charaidim, one certainly L’shitasam would be discouraged from taking such a position. This has nothing to do with the general idea of working for women, where in EY there are many Charaidi Woman Only call centers and other jobs that do not require such exposure.