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War and domestic strife worsen gender disparities for Middle Eastern women
With eroding gender equality, women are facing financial hardship, increased caregiving burdens and diminished leadership roles in Israel and Egypt
Nathan Klabin/The Media Line | 03.18.25
אימאן חליף
Science behind Algeria Olympic boxer that ignited trans firestorm
Imane Khelif's victory over Italian opponent sparked controversy after claims of elevated testosterone levels led some to call her male, but expert says such results scientifically flawed; she will compete for Olympic gold medal on Friday
Eitan Gefen | 08.07.24
Women wearing burqas in Kabul, Afghanistan, May 7
The United Nations is at war against women
Opinion: Inaction is complicity - Equality for women is still in its infancy in large parts of the world and instead of standing up to gender apartheid, the UN’s cowardice is enabling it
Emily Schrader | 08.01.24
יסמין גולן, שירז אמויאל, גאיה דרעי ואביה מזל־ביטון
Yes, we still need International Women's Day
Opinion: We must continue to celebrate Women's Day every year to remind all of us, women and men alike, that women's equal and secure place can easily be shaken and that it is still uncertain, while at the same time Israeli women are serving in the military and holding down the home front
Dr. Anat Engel | 03.07.24
שילה ויינברג
In first in Israel, transgender elected to city council
Sheila Weinberg to serve in the Kiryat Tivon council says her focus would be on education and on helping young children not feel what she had as a child; slams right-wing and religious coalition and commits to fight attempts to impose religion on her community
Adir Yanko | 02.28.24
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Women's rights curtailed as coalition disregards gender equality
In the past two months, Nofar was prevented from boarding the bus twice on her way to work, and Tzipi, an ultra-Orthodox woman, couldn't enter a gymboree event with her son due to sex segregation; 'Voices of ultra-Orthodox women go unheard in the government and the Knesset'
Hadar Gil-Ad | 07.26.23
Gender equality in Israel takes a troubling dive, report says
Israel slides 23 places to 83rd in the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Index within just one year; The main focus of concern is the low representation of women in the Knesset and government
Hadar Gil-Ad | 06.27.23
גילה גמליאל
'Current Israeli government the worst ever for women': Women's rights groups decry SIGI report
Recent report shows Israel ranked last among OECD countries for gender equality, yet the government committee led by Gila Gamliel, which was established three months ago to address these inequalities, has failed to convene even once
Hadar Gil-Ad | 06.22.23
סמ"ר אוהד דהן שנהרג במהלך חילופי אש עם המחבל בהר חריף
Slain soldier supported empowerment of female combat soldiers, commander says
Michal-Lee Eliel-Malka arrived at the scene of the attack on Saturday and discovered that Ohad was killed; 'He was always the first to storm ahead' and believed that 'those who haven't witnessed firsthand what it's like to serve alongside male and female fighters that serve together, don't truly understand it'
Yoav Zitun | 06.07.23
לוחמי קרקל
New scapegoat for women's inherent inferiority - homeland security
Opinion: It wasn't security or professionalism of the IDF that concerned those who were appalled by the coed guard duty at the Egyptian border, but rather the preservation of very specific power relations in which men occupy a position and women are considered disruptions
Rotem Izak | 06.06.23
שדרות רוטשילד תל אביב שלט רחוב
The gender naming gap: Why so few streets in Israel are named after women?
What does the absence of women from street names do to us, and where is the only place in Israel that upholds gender equality? A survey into 197 towns and cities throughout the country reveals that the true glass ceiling starts with your home address
Noam Barkan | 06.03.23
מכבדים את כל האוכלוסיות חוץ מנשים. הושחתו פנים של נשים על מוצרים ברשת be
Women's images defaced on hair products at Bnei Brak drugstore
'It sends a distorted message that femininity and beauty are things to be ashamed of,' says the woman who discovered the new phenomenon in the ultra-Orthodox neighborhood; Chairwoman of women's status committee expects police to look at store camera footage and prosecute the criminals responsible
Korin Elbaz-Alush | 05.16.23
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