Gender equality in israel
Where are all the women? Why Israel still struggles to put women at the top of politics
As Israel heads to elections, women remain present in politics but largely absent from its highest ranks
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Haredi women, academics file petition against Israel's new gender-segregated education law
Knesset approves gender-segregated graduate degree programs in late-night vote
Bnei Brak set to become Israel's first city with gender-segregated streets, municipality announces
The controversy over mixed-gender IDF units still ruffles Israeli society - opinion
The deeper challenge lies in the clash between equality at any price and adherence to Jewish law.
Israel leads in tech innovation, not in gender inclusion - opinion
Despite leading the global tech race, Israel lags in gender inclusion
Equality is designed, and so is inequality - opinion
How feminist urbanism is rethinking public space design
Two years after October 7, Israeli women still battle for equality - from the editor
As International Women’s Day approaches, the newest edition highlights women and their place in Israeli society since October 7
Visible everywhere, powerful nowhere: The paradox facing Israeli women in 2026 - analysis
Women are everywhere in Israeli life, but absent where power and protection are decided.
Female rabbi on healing Israel: Authority means service, not power - opinion
A woman rabbi in Israel reflects on leadership, feminism, and spiritual responsibility in a wounded nation
Israel hits all-time low in women's political representation. Can it be reversed? - opinion
As Israel heads to the polls, can the next election halt – or deepen – the steady erosion of women’s political representation?
'Bravery never belonged to one gender': Israel's female combat legacy preserved in Ashkelon
As female combat soldiers take center stage in Israel’s current war, a historic site preserves the stories of women who have defended the state
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.
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.
