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Neville ChaimBerlin
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“We don’t really know, it’s all conjecture, but I would bet that at least 1% of Ashkenzi WOMEN wear tefflin and 0% Separadic Women.”
We both posken it shouldn’t be done. Is your point that you think feminism is a little more likely in the Ashkenazi world because of western influence?
By the way, I think this was just a posting mistake, but you posted a comment saying fewer than 1% of women, immediately followed by one saying “at least” 1%.

Orthodoxy accounts for about 10% of the American Jewish population. Taking out women and children that would still probably leave you with 4-5% for sure wrapping tefillin. Add to that that there are actually some Conservative Jews who do, specifically Rabbis. It’s slightly possible that it’s over 5%.