Women

Her life on the home front: How war is reshaping life for Israel’s wives and mothers

DOMESTIC AFFAIRS: Eliana reflects a familiar reality for many women in Israel: Emotional yet composed, missing a husband deeply while fully aware he has a job to do, and proud that he is doing it.

AT THE threshold of their home, Eliana stands with her child as her husband heads out again – part of a generation of Israeli families for whom departures, not returns, have come to define the passage of time.
Chop Stick Egoz Hakfar.

Egoz Hakfar launches chop stick premium Asian series in Israel

Cancer Cell Spread and oncology or Malignant Cancerous Growth and Metastasis anatomy concept as growing tumor cells and Malignancy disease spreading metastasized as a 3D illustration.

New Israeli-led AI model to predict chemotherapy benefit in breast cancer

Lee Petra Grebenau.

Designer Lee Grebenau conquers New York with an 18th-century tribute


HER’s expansion to Jerusalem offers a much-needed network for ‘olot’

By launching a Jerusalem chapter, HER demonstrates how grassroots, women-focused networks are adapting to the evolving needs of immigrant communities in Israel.

HER founder Sivan Hadari-Avneri gives an opening speech at the launch of HER Jerusalem, Oct. 29, 2025.

The biblical echo of ‘I will go’ - and the women moving Israel beyond October 7 - opinion

Jewish women today echo the values of Biblical foremothers, maintaining courage and faith in times of crisis.

Torah scroll 521

Israeli company wins bid for female tactical equipment sale to Italian military

Most security forces do not yet have female-geared protection. But protective gear made for men is not the same as protective gear for made women

Ballistic protective vest for women

High Court stands firm, denies Chief Rabbinate’s bid to block women from religious exams

'This is not only a legal victory but an important step in public recognition of women’s status within the religious establishment.'

 The High Court of Justice in Jerusalem

Olympic committee moves toward blanket ban on transgender women athletes

The ban is set to come into effect in early 2026, The Times reported.

Laurel Hubbard of Team New Zealand competes during the Weightlifting - Women's 87kg+ Group A on day ten of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Tokyo International Forum on August 02, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan.

'Heroines! Songs & Soliloquies for the Soul': A new musical on Israeli heroines - review

Do bring your tissues if you’re going to the show, and you should. The stories may make you cry, but they’ll also infuse you with hope, pride, and inspiration.

SIXTEEN STORIES of courageous women are spotlighted in ‘Heroines,’ here singing the song of Miriam with tambourines.

Menopause revisited: Hormones are usually the culprit of the problems - opinion

Low estrogen levels can cause headaches, vaginal dryness and atrophy, lack of sex drive, and more. It can also cause a lack of bladder control, as well as urinary tract infections. 

An illustrative representation of female anatomy.

This reform rabbi is one of 456 competitors on season 2 of Netflix’s ‘Squid Game’

Meet Rabbi Jamie Field, one of 456 competitors on the new season of Squid Game. She sees "so much Torah" in the show's intense moments, making connections with an Anglican priest and others.

Rabbi Jamie Field poses as a contestant for "Squid Game: The Challenge" on Netflix.

Science needs women: L’Oréal Israel’s girls-in-STEM program enters third year

Marking the new year, partners held a kickoff event on Thursday, with about 30 10th-grade students beginning another year of hands-on learning, mentoring, and exposure to scientific fields.

L'Oréal's Program for Advancing Girls in Science enters its third year

Yemeni actress accused of 'indecent act' released from five-year Houthi imprisonment

Al-Hammadi was convicted of committing an "indecent act" and possessing drugs by a Houthi-run court, a verdict that the actresses' lawyer says was "marred with irregularities and abuse."

Houthi terrorists lead detained people on the day of their release in Sanaa, Yemen, January 25, 2025; illustrative.