Gender

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

Researchers looked at what happens when people absorb trauma indirectly, through constant exposure to disturbing images, videos, and stories. They call it “secondary trauma.”

A WOMAN lies in bed, looking at her phone.
 An illustrative image of a healthcare worker.

US federal workers challenge Trump policy on gender-affirming care

 FILE PHOTO: Protesters shout slogans during a demonstration following the death of Mahsa Amini in Iran, in Istanbul, Turkey, October 2, 2022.

UN rights experts, influential women condemn Iran’s 'sham' trial of activist Zahra Tabari

US Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks with US Vice President JD Vance (not pictured) during the inaugural Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) summit in Washington, DC, US, November 12, 2025.

Kennedy seeks to cut US children's access to gender-affirming care


Israel elections: Gender enters campaign limelights - analysis

Parents protested in front of the school and refused to send their children. They were joined by MK Michal Woldiger and MK Bezalel Smotrich, got involved.

The Transgender Pride Flag flies on the Foreign Office building in London on Transgender Day of Remembrance, 20 November 2017.

How do Israeli woodlice mate when predators like scorpions lurk nearby?

A Hebrew University study reveals the impact predators have on female-male relations among woodlice.

 Woodlice in the desert.

Women hold half of senior government jobs in Bahrain

Bahrain's constitution was amended in 2002, giving women equal rights to men and allowing them to vote among other rights.

 A Bahraini woman uses her mobile phone to take pictures during a demonstration in Manama, Bahrain.

Eve against Pandora: Two views of women and men

Examining the differences in the way men and women were viewed in ancient Greece and biblical Israel, the story of Pandora and Prometheus and the story of Adam and Eve.

 ‘Pandora’ by John William Waterhouse, 1896

Why are men more likely to get cancer than women? - study

Men have far higher cancer risks than women do. While many have thought it was due to risk factors, the real reason may be a biological difference.

 Dividing cancer cell

Alcohol use affects male, female brain activity differently - study

Tests on mice regarding alcohol's ability to impact the brain and behaviors and feelings associated with fear and anxiety suggest that it affects males and females differently.

 Beers of summer

Is there gender inequality on the global jazz scene?

Musician and doctoral student Rebecca Zola looks at jazz gender blues.

 REBECCA ZOLA: ‘You have to put up with a lot of sexual harassment in jam sessions, or in club spaces.’

Sexual assault accusations levied against Israeli doctors - Yediot

An investigation published in Yediot Ahronot revealed Israel's health system's systemic failure in preventing and sanctioning sexual misconduct.

  Israeli activist protest against Yuval Carmi, a psychologist suspected of committing sexual offenses and in support of Kim Ariel Arad who is one of the alleged victims of Yuval Carmi, in Jerusalem, October 24, 2021.

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.