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Arab parties unite, but women remain left out

Opinion: When Israel’s Arab parties merged their slates, they also merged their male hierarchies; the alliance solved the equation of how to divide seats among the parties, but it did nothing to fix gender inequality

Rawiya Handaklo | 08.30.26

טקס סיום לימודים השלמת תואר ב אוניברסיטה אילוס אילוסטרציה

‘What’s next, separate sidewalks?!’: Knesset advances bill for gender-segregated graduate studies

Education Committee approves bill for final votes after 2021 High Court ruling limited gender-separated programs to undergraduate degrees; opponents warn of harm to equality, academic freedom and women’s status, while supporters say it will open doors for Haredi women

Tamar Trabelsi-Hadad, Amir Ettinger | 07.06.26

Tel Aviv Pride shows how far Israel has come — and how far it has to go

Opinion: Tel Aviv marked its first Pride Parade since Oct. 7, drawing 120,000 people, but the celebration mixed with protest is a reminder that visibility is not full equality

Lia Ziskovich-Rahman | 06.14.26

Kaltura team members at the LGBTWORK Gold Badge ceremony

Pride month meets AI: Kaltura launches digital avatar to promote workplace inclusion

Kaltura launched Equality, an AI-powered avatar that uses workplace scenarios to challenge unconscious assumptions and promote inclusion

ynet Global | 06.13.26

משרתות צה״ל ממבצע ״שאגת הארי״ בכלל הגזרות לרגל יום האישה

Standing up for women's rights to equality remains relevant in Israel 2026

Opinion: International Women's Day is an opportunity to remember what, according to Israel's Declaration of Independence, should be self-evident: 'Complete equality of social and political rights for all its citizens without distinction of religion, race or sex'

Prof. Yifat Bitton | 03.08.26

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

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

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

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

'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

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

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