Gender equality in israel

Women's integration into IDF 'disaster': Rabbis send letter to Netanyahu demanding intervention

The letter came in response to the military’s new program, which would include women in the Armored Corps. It was written by leading rabbis in the religious Zionist sector.

|ByKESHET NEEV
There is a high demand for combat roles among women in the November-December 2023 draft
View of the National Insurance Institute offices in Jerusalem. January 23, 2017.

Average salary in Israel rises in first half of 2025, as gender pay gap widens, NII data reveals

Israel’s National Insurance Institute released its first-half 2025 wage report, showing a 4.5% rise in average pay but a 43% median-to-mean gap and a 54% gender gap.

|ByYUVAL BAGNO
Orthodox jews protest against Tel Aviv municipality Shabbat bus service, outside the home of Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai in Tel Aviv on December 7, 2019.

New data maps Israel’s freedom divide: Liberal cities surge, conservative ones slip

The index measures municipal performance across 11 areas tied directly to daily life, including education oversight, gender-segregated events, religious budgets, and transparency.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN
Over the past two years, women have served on the frontlines in Gaza and Lebanon, performing under fire alongside their male comrades.

Israel's debate over women in combat was settled on the Gaza and Lebanon battlefields - opinion

The debate over whether women can serve in combat has been settled on the battlefield through two years of war.

|ByPNINA SHARVIT BARUCH

Dr. Esther Luzzatto to receive Ben-Gurion Award from BGU

She is being honored for her contribution to development of the Negev, high-tech, and gender quality

NOVEMBER 19, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Dr. Esther Luzzatto, public activist, social impact leader, and businesswoman.

Israel needs women in leadership - opinion

Our leadership is not only mostly male but also limited and failing. A political system without women at the table is distorted.

AUGUST 26, 2025ByNADAV TAMIR
MEMBERS OF the cabinet headed by Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid pose with then-president Reuven Rivlin, after the government was inaugurated in 2021. A breakthrough was achieved: nine women serving as cabinet ministers, the writer notes.

Israelis oppose gender segregation - opinion

The value of gender equality has eroded in Israel over the past two decades, but the majority of the public does not support separation measures.

JULY 10, 2025ByASIF EFRAT
WOMEN AND children at a separate beach in Haifa. Supporters of separation see it as pluralism allowing religious people to operate in the public sphere while maintaining their lifestyles, the writer notes.

Inside Israel's struggle for true gender equality - opinion

Equality is the foundation for a better society.

MARCH 6, 2025ByUDI SAGI
KETER GROUP employees at the factory in Karmiel: We must combat outdated stereotypes that still prevail – suggesting that technological and managerial positions are predominantly suited for men, the writer affirms.

Israel's gender-wage gap worse than developed world and growing, Shoresh Institution says

They also highlighted that while the average gender wage gap of OECD countries is closing with time, Israel's gender wage gap has grown over the last 15 years.

MARCH 4, 2025ByEVE YOUNG
Women's wages as percent of men's wages.

Gender gap remains in labor force, says report

Despite progress, women in Israel face greater job instability, especially in times of crisis.

FEBRUARY 25, 2025ByARIELA OHRENSTEIN
Gender pay gap representation

State did not meet its obligation for equal representation of women - High Court

The petition urged the court to address the lack of women in directors-general roles in Israel's government, following the appointment of 10 men.

FEBRUARY 25, 2025ByEVE YOUNG
THE HIGH COURT of Justice holds a session. In the past, the court ruled that women cannot be forced to take a specific seat on a bus, the writer notes.

Hypocrisy and deception: The gender segregation bill - opinion

Legislation that is so deeply rooted in hypocrisy and deception should not be considered by the legislative bodies of Israel. 

DECEMBER 8, 2024ByURI REGEV
MK LIMOR SON HAR-MELECH attends a meeting of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, earlier this year. She has presented a bill which seeks to expand and legitimize gender segregation in Israel’s institutions of higher education, beyond what the High Court has permitted.

Knesset advances controversial gender segregation bill for higher education

Opposition MKs criticized the proposed bill as being discriminatory and as legitimizing segregation in Israeli society. 

DECEMBER 4, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
MK Limor Son Har-Melech and MK Gilad Kariv attend Constitution, Law and Justice Committee meeting in the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem, on August 7, 2024.

Why is the gender gap in tech so large? Entrepreneurs push for change at FemTech 2024

Experts and innovators emphasized mentorship, confidence, and persistence as key strategies for overcoming systemic inequalities in tech.

DECEMBER 2, 2024ByVERONICA NEIFAKH / THE MEDIA LINE
FemTech 2024