Women of israel

Naftali Bennett adds four female candidates to B’Yachad slate, bringing total women on list to 17

Those added to the list included Esti Ayalon Kubo, the former head of Israel's economic delegation to China.

Naftali Bennet with the new female candidates.
People walk near office towers at a business park also housing high tech companies, at Ofer Park in Petah Tikva, Israel August 27, 2020

Natural Intelligence marketing firm wins Dun award for advancing women in Israeli high-tech sector

In her novel ‘Frecha Academait,’ Naomi Shloush confronts the stigmas around the derogatory term ‘frecha’ used for women of Mizrahi heritage.

Naomi Shloush's 'Academic bimbo' confronts Mizrahi identity in modern Israel

Women. Life. Freedom.

Women redefining power in Israel


Women to march in Bnei Brak in protest of mistreatment on buses

"Whoever thinks he will be able to exclude women - will welcome us in the streets," one leader of the march exclaimed.

 Israelis attend a protest march in Bnei Brak against the billions in funds provided to ultra-Orthodox parties in the state budget, on May 17, 2023.

The Jewish people are a family, albeit a dysfunctional one - opinion

The MOMentum organization believes in focusing on Jewish unity, despite the things that seem to divide us.

 FROM LEFT: Deputy Finance Minister Michal Waldiger, Education Minister Yoav Kisch, MOMentum CEO Ben Pery, the writer, President Isaac Herzog, and Ophir and Bat-Galim Shaer pose at the Jerusalem Unity Prize ceremony at the President’s Residence last week.

Groups slam Israeli gov't for ‘medieval’ backslide on women’s rights

As Israel focuses on judicial overhaul, groups warn that a slew of bills could set gender equality back centuries.

 Women protest at Habima Square in Tel Aviv against the overturning of Roe v. Wade in the US, June 28, 2022.

Likud's May Golan tapped for Israel's new Women's Status Ministry

May Golan's new ministry will be transferred some of the authority and responsibility currently held by the Social Equality Ministry, which is helmed by Amichai Chikli.

 MK May Golan visits at MK Itamar Ben-Gvir's makeshift office in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, February 14, 2022.

Israeli 'Handmaid's Tale' protests: Fight to save women's rights

Liad Suez-Karni: “Everyone needs to choose a side because there’s no such thing as living in a place that is half a democracy and half a dictatorship.”

 AMASSING DEMURELY in absolute silence, at a protest of families in Herzliya.

Noa Kirel among those honored by Peres Center on International Women’s Day

Kirel joined Dana International and twelve other outstanding Israeli women who were honored for their efforts for women's rights.

 Noa Kirel receives her Medal of Distinction at the 2023 Peres Center for Peace & Innovation's Awards on Tuesday.

Pregnant women hospitalized because of COVID-19 had secret advantage - study

A new study revealed advantages found for pregnant women who were hospitalized with COVID-19 in the ICU, requiring them to give birth before the condition deteriorated.

Pregnant woman receives a vaccine in the US

8 out of 65 seats: Who are the women of Israel's newly elected gov't?

Overnight, Israel saw the number of women in the government shrink from 24 seats to just eight. Who are the women of Israel's new government?

Miri Regev, 2019.

First-of-its-kind program will guide IDF women into hi-tech jobs

Meshuchreretec, the first-ever collaboration between the IDF and the Israeli business sector, aims to increase female tech representation.

A SELECTION of photos of women in the IDF from inside ‘Women on the Front Lines.’

Female rabbinic leaders will receive recognition and budgeting from the state

According to a "call for proposals" published this week by the Religious Services Ministry, it will budget 21 communities in Israel for participation in employing a Meshivat Halacha.

ULTRA-ORTHODOX WOMEN work at Malam Group IT’s offices in Betar Illit.