Gender

US Supreme Court rejects Colorado's ban on LGBT 'conversion' talk therapy

The 8-1 ruling, authored by conservative Justice Neil Gorsuch, rejected Colorado's argument that its law regulated professional conduct, not protected speech.

A PERSON wearing a rainbow mask is seen during the Brooklyn Liberation's Protect Trans Youth event in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, US, June 13, 2021.
Women Conference by Tsofen-Tashbik.

High-tech glass ceiling: Women lead the shift from military command to professional confidence

Ella Katz Schonfeld.

Equality is designed, and so is inequality - opinion

 DR. COCHAV ELKAYAM-LEVY, head, Civil Commission on Crimes on Oct. 7 by Hamas Against Women and Children.

Bearing witness: Inside the two-year investigation into October 7 atrocities


Y chromosome may be disappearing in humans, new study finds

While most mammals have an X and Y chromosome-based system similar to that of humans, many species have seen a gradual decline in Y chromosomes.

 A cell is seen undergoing mitosis, replicating its chromosomes as it divides (Illustrative).

Israeli scientists derive male and female cells from same person for first time

A Hadassah team created male and female stem cells with the same genetic code from the same person that only differs in sex chromosomes.

A researcher works with stem cells in a laboratory

Jerusalem museum examines 21st century masculinity, gender roles

The spread, curated by the socio-political contemporary art museum director Shahar Shalev, dips into a surprisingly broad stretch of fields, walks of life, styles, disciplines and mindsets

 Shahar Marcus’s portrayal of late prime minister Golda Meir straddles the traditional gender attributes divide.

Israel must legalize gender segregation, Orthodox parties demand

Religious Zionist Party and United Torah Judaism demand to allow segregated events, services and studies for the haredi and Orthodox public.

 A curtain to separate between men and women during shopping, hang on the wall of a fish shop in downtown Jerusalem

Focus a lens on the PHOTO IS:RAEL festival

Taking place from November 23 to December 3 at the Einav Cultural Center in Tel Aviv, the exhibit will feature 50 photographers from Israel and abroad.

 ‘THE REST is still unwritten’ by Tair Adeto.

The shocking truth about transgender people - opinion

My right to exist shouldn’t come from my existence as a transgender person being a tough one; instead, it should simply stem from the fact that I’m a human being.

 Members of the LGBTQ+ community and supporters participate in a protest march in support of the transgender community, in Tel Aviv on July 22, 2018.

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