Gender

United Nations: Language shapes gender equality negotiations - opinion

The behind-the-scenes journey from draft to deal raises uncomfortable questions about whom the UN truly serves, and for what purpose.

 UNITED NATIONS headquarters in New York City.
Relationship difficulties

From competition to communication: Removing the strategic games in relationships - comment

A WOMAN lies in bed, looking at her phone.

Women hit far harder than men by October 7 war media overload - study

 An illustrative image of a healthcare worker.

US federal workers challenge Trump policy on gender-affirming care


Would you give up on orgasm? - opinion

Why are medical experts encouraging young children to embark on massively disruptive procedures that could prevent them from enjoying some of the greatest pleasures of living?

 GENDER DYSPHORIC kids who take puberty blockers may never be able to orgasm.

Why did medieval haggadot include pictures of men pointing at their wives?

This long-forgotten Passover custom was dealt a bitter blow by a sharp wife in a 15th-century Haggadah.

 The wife in the 14th century "Brother Haggadah" doesn't look too pleased with her husband's custom.

IDF program to integrate women into cyber units raises $1 million

The IDF 'Mamriot' program, supported by the Zalik Foundation and FIDF, aims to close the gender gap in the Israeli military's cyber units.

SOLDIERS OF the Bardales Battalion prepare for urban warfare training near Nitzanim. Formed in 2014, Bardales is an IDF infantry combat battalion comprised of 50% female soldiers.

Microsoft, Amdocs attend conference held to promote equal wages for women

Speakers, including women from Microsoft and Amdocs, discussed how to overcome one of the world’s largest gender wage gaps.

 Women's Wage Equality Conference at OpenValley Caesarea complex, February,2022.

Ex-Hassid who advised ‘Unorthodox’ comes out as trans

Lili Rosen, the ex-Hasidic Jew who advised popular Netflix series 'Unorthodox,' came out amid her translating a children's sexuality guide into Yiddish

 “God knows that if I as a teenager had access to this, it would have been inordinately helpful and beneficial to me in my journey. I may have even come out 20 years ago, or 30 years ago,” Rosen said.

New egal. Jewish study programs offer alternative to traditional yeshiva

The new learning centers follow a trend of proliferating non-denominational Torah study options.

 Hadar's plans for Chicago include the development of local classes, much like the programming they began offering several years ago in Washington.

Do gender-based stereotypes discourage girls from pursuing certain fields? - study

A new study shows that girls express less interest in fields that are stereotypically marketed toward boys.

Israeli children in second grade (7 - 8 years old) using computers in a class room during a lesson at the "Janusz Korczak" school  in Jerusalem. May 17, 2011.

Millions in funding approved in war on violence against women

Merav Michaeli announced at the gender equality cabinet that NIS 155 m. will go to the fight against violence against women and that she will advance legislation on economic abuse with Gideon Sa'ar.

"You are not guilty," read signs at the protest against the recent violence against women, March 15, 2021.

Gender equity must be promoted at Jewish non-profits - opinion

A report from the Leading Edge on the gender gap in Jewish nonprofit leadership includes examples of actions taken to create gender equity.

 GENDER EQUITY in the classroom at the Solomon Schechter Day School of Bergen County, New Jersey.

By 2121, WIZO hopes gender disparity is no longer an issue

“If we do our job correctly, [by 2121], it should not be an issue anymore - not race, not religion, not gender,” said World WIZO CEO Anita Friedman.

 Anita Friedman, CEO, World WIZO