Gender equality in israel

Equality is designed, and so is inequality - opinion

How feminist urbanism is rethinking public space design

Ella Katz Schonfeld.
First Lady Michal Herzog, the cover story of this issue, greets schoolchildren during an official visit to Australia.

Two years after October 7, Israeli women still battle for equality - from the editor

 Golda Meir, Israel’s first and only female prime minister, led through a small circle of senior advisers known as ‘Golda’s Kitchen’ from 1969 until 1974 – an exception in a political system where women’s authority has remained limited and largely isolated.

Visible everywhere, powerful nowhere: The paradox facing Israeli women in 2026 - analysis

Six new Israeli Reform rabbis, all women, were ordained last year at the Hebrew Union College Taube Family Campus in Jerusalem.

Female rabbi on healing Israel: Authority means service, not power - opinion


Israel refused trans woman transfer to women's prison, cited 'appearance'

During her time at Nitzan, she experienced repeated harassment from other prisoners on the basis of her gender identity, things she would not have received in a women's prison.

View from inside the Nitzan Prison in Ramle. February 27, 2012.

Israel ranked 60th in gender equality - World Economic Forum

Israel's largest gap was in the field of political empowerment where only 22.7% of the gender gap has been closed.

Two elderly women sit on a bench on Jaffa Street in downtown Jerusalem on October 26, 2020.

How are cities addressing gender inequality in urban planning? - opinion

For several years now, Tel Aviv has placed emphasis on gender-adjusted urban planning.

CREATE MORE inclusive and safe spaces.

Int'l Women's Day: IDF aims for 50% increase in female senior officers

Some 37% of Israelis support opening all IDF combat roles to women.

IDF event in honor of International Women's Day.

Int'l Women's Day: COVID reveals gender inequality in Israeli job market

"The coronavirus pandemic revealed gender inequality that has defined the Israeli job market since before the crisis."

Gender pay gap representation

Sexual harassment reports in gov't offices rose by 7.5% in 2020

The increase in cases occurred despite the significant decrease in workplace interaction due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Sexual harassment victim [Illustrative]

Finance Ministry pilot aims to bring gender equality to work-life balance

The parent position will grant certain rights and beneficial conditions to both parents equally.

Parents accompany their children to the kindergarten in Tel Aviv as they return to kindergarden on October18, 2020 after being shut down during a national lockdown in a means to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus.

Inclusive Hebrew officially arrives at the Knesset

The Advancement for Women and Gender Equality committee welcomes those who enter with a new sign that reads "Bruchot Habaot," acknowledging genders other than males.

Yamina MK Ayelet Shaked is seen guesturing amid the preliminary vote to dissolve the Knesset on December 2, 2020.

Ariel U. predicts Ritalin can lead to alcohol and drug use

Ariel University concludes that the ADHD drug is dangerous to those using it without a prescription.

Prescription pain pills are dumped out on a table.

Female diplomats from Israel, Bahrain, UAE discuss equality in diplomacy

During the first-of-its-kind event, the speakers stressed the need for the involvement of women in promoting peace and security in the Middle East and beyond.

The "Women in Diplomacy Network" together with the governments of the United Arab Emirates and the Kingdom of Bahrain hold a first-of-its-kind panel examining the role of women in diplomacy 20 years after adoption of UN Resolution 1325, 03.12.2020