Israel only accepts conversions from a limited number of rabbis, all of whom are Orthodox men. The Rabbinate, which defines who is a Jew, similarly does not consider patrilineal Jews to be Jews.

Michael P. Carroll, Engels on the Subjugation of Women: Some Cross-Cultural Tests, The Pacific Sociological Review, Vol. 18, No. 2 (Apr., 1975), pp. 223-241 ...