What is astounding about the high heels protest, which erupted this week and has since swept the country, is the fact that the new directive requiring El Al Israel Airlines’ female flight attendants to wear high heels until boarding — instead of just wearing them on the way to the aircraft — was issued by a female manager. What is even more astounding is that this manager is retired Brig. Gen. Yehudit Grisaro, who serves as the carrier's vice president for customer service and was the military chief of staff’s adviser on women's affairs in 2006.
Grisaro is considered a trailblazer in the Israeli air force because she was the first woman to serve as commander of an administrative squadron at the Ramat David air force base. As the chief of staff’s adviser on women affairs she was known for leading the fight against sexual harassment in the military, making it a top priority. She also fought for equal rights for servicewomen in an entirely male-dominated Israel Defense Forces establishment.
