International Women’s Day

Rachel Goldberg-Polin: A mother's strength and resilience after Oct. 7 - interview

After her son, Hersh, was kidnapped on Oct. 7, Goldberg-Polin became one of the most prominent figures fighting for the return of the hostages.

 ‘WE WERE nervous because we were told that we were going to be attacked.’ Jon Polin and Rachel Goldberg-Polin leave the stage after speaking at the Democratic National Convention, in Chicago in August.
 'Our voices are heard' event in honor of slain female observers

'Our Voices Are Heard': Honoring the slain female observers of October 7

 OVER 3,200 women are expected to participate in this year’s Maccabiah, with the goal of full gender equality by 2029.

Maccabiah 2025 celebrates continued commitment to advancing women in sports

 "Empowering Ethiopian Women" Association

In honor of International Women's Day: Empowering Ethiopian Women in Haifa


First Lady Michal Herzog: Silence from women in UN is 'deafening'

Israeli women have been at the forefront of presenting the realities of the Oct. 7 atrocities on the global stage, and no one has been a more prominent advocate for Israeli women than Michal Herzog.

 MICHAL HERZOG

My Word: International Women’s Day, celebrations & commemorations

Being alive is cause enough to celebrate. On this birthday, I am counting the years, the days, and my blessings.

 IDF WOMEN at an armored forces staging area in southern Israel near the border with Gaza, earlier this year.

The 120 Women Leadership Council: Addressing a problem with no name

The 120 Women Leadership Council participants have engaged in extensive dialogues across various regions of Israel.

Women take part in a 'Day Without a Woman' march on International Women's Day in New York, U.S., March 8, 2017

Women from Iran, Israel call to denounce Hamas and the Islamic Republic

Co-signed by 55 female leaders from various countries across the Middle East and beyond, the letter finds rare consensus regarding the role of the terrorist group in the oppression of women.

 Women protest at Habima Square in Tel Aviv against the overturning of Roe v. Wade in the US, June 28, 2022.

Former hostage Mia Regev: Remaining woman hostages are strong, but need to be freed

Marking Women's Day, Mia Regev spoke in the Knesset, emphasizing the difficulty of women in captivity and the urgency of returning the hostages.

  Mia Regev speaking during International Women's Day at the Knesset

Empowering women: Israel's Knesset hosts special conference for International Women's Day

Stormy separate Knesset committee discussion over funding for a forum that combats domestic violence cut short

 Women protest at Habima Square in Tel Aviv against the overturning of Roe v. Wade in the US, June 28, 2022.

The deeper resonance of celebrating women each and every year - editorial

As long as gender equality exists in this world, Women's History Month and International Women's Day must be at the top of the agenda in Israel.

 Soldiers of the Bardales Battalion prepare for urban warfare training on an early foggy morning, near Nitzanim in the Arava area of Southern Israel, on July 13, 2016. Formed in 2014, the Bardales Battalion is an infantry combat battalion of the Israel Defense Forces, composed of 50% female soldiers

Meet TIME's women of the year: The Israeli, Palestinian planning for peace

Two women, one Israeli and one Palestinian, have spearheaded movements seeking a peaceful resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, receiving recognition from TIME magazine.

Joint activity of the two movements. Reem and Yael are photographed in the center.

Israeli culture takes center in China


Israeli women form human chains to protest planned judicial overhaul

Several sectors of Israeli society have joined in weekly protests against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plans to limit the Supreme Court

 Israelis who oppose the Israeli government's planned judicial overhaul protest outside the home of Israeli President Isaac Herzog in Tel Aviv, March 3, 2023.