Gender equality in israel

Haredi women, academics file petition against Israel's new gender-segregated education law

The petition was filed hours after the Knesset approved an amendment to the law which expressly allows the Council for Higher Education to approve separate programs for men and women.

Activists protest against a bill promoting gender-segregated academic study tracks, introduced by MK Limor Son Har-Melech, outside the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, July 6, 2026.
MK Limor Son Har-Melech reacts during a National Security committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament on March 5, 2024; illustrative.

Knesset approves gender-segregated graduate degree programs in late-night vote

Ladies in Bnei Brak watching as the men leave to protest outsidem of Military Prison 10 on June 24, 2026.

Bnei Brak set to become Israel's first city with gender-segregated streets, municipality announces

IDF forces during the “Sulfur and Fire” readiness exercise on May 15, 2026.

The controversy over mixed-gender IDF units still ruffles Israeli society - opinion


Should Women Wait Until 2061 For Equality? Not An Option

To accelerate gender equality in the world of innovation, active action on several levels is needed, and now is not the time.

 Dr. Esther Luzzato

Helping women return to the job market during the war - opinion

The war exacerbates the existing gender inequalities. Reconstruction of employment conditions is required to fill the inconceivable gap for women and professionals.

 GROUP NINETEEN Negev office.

High-status connections are good for men, not so great for women

One bright side was that women who explicitly showed that they were forming high-status ties for the sake of the group were spared the social backlash.

 GROUP NINETEEN Negev office.

There is a lack of women in Israeli ministry leadership - opinion

This trend of removing the few women in the senior public ranks is compounded by the fact that the 37th government removed all female directors-general serving in government ministries.

 DIRECTOR-GENERAL of the Competition Authority Michal Cohen attends a Knesset Economic Affairs Committee meeting last month.

War times impact survivors of domestic abuse emotionally and financially - study

The research showed that the personal trauma, compounded with the collective trauma of the war, created a situation of overload and an accumulation of stressors and difficulties.

A protester holding an "Abuse isn't Love" sign at a protest against violence against women in Tel Aviv

Hanukkah 2023: Eight wishes to hope for amid ongoing darkness - comment

In the spirit of candle lighting and making wishes, here are eight dreams I pray can come true this holiday season.

 NOW IS the time to embrace unity.

Israel must heed A-G on gender segregation, interior minister says

The letter approached a societal issue in Israel brought to the public eye on Yom Kippur in Tel Aviv.

 Jews pray while activists protest against gender segregation in the public space during a public prayer on Dizengoff Square in Tel Aviv, on Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, and the holiest of Jewish holidays, September 25, 2023.

Netanyahu blames 'left-wing extremists' for Yom Kippur clashes in Tel Aviv

The demonstrators were claiming that the services' gender segregation was inappropriate as such segregation is technically banned in public spaces. 

 Jews pray while activists protest against gender segregation in the public space during a public prayer on Dizengoff Square in Tel Aviv, on Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, and the holiest of Jewish holidays, September 25, 2023.

Fights break out over gender-segregated Yom Kippur prayers

The conflict broke out after some of those praying tried to set up partitions in the square to create gender segregation.

 Jews pray while activists protest against gender segregation in the public space during a public prayer on Dizengoff Square in Tel Aviv, on Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, and the holiest of Jewish holidays, September 25, 2023.

Gender gap rises in Israel as women's gains are offset by losses - analysis

Israel scores well for gender equality in health care, education, and labor force participation, but it lags behind in workplace advancement opportunities, sports, and the government.

 Women hold signs as they protest for women equality, in Tel Aviv on August 23, 2022.