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.

|ByKESHET NEEV
‘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

The event positioned the female observers as a symbol of the unheard female voice and the importance of listening to the voices of women in society. 

|ByMAARIV
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

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

|ByJERUSALEM POST SPORTS STAFF
"Empowering Ethiopian Women" Association

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

|ByDANIEL KEY

Letters to the Editor March 10, 2021: Meretz merits mention

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

MARCH 9, 2021ByLETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters

Grapevine March 10, 2021: A moment of truth

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

MARCH 9, 2021ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
FROM LEFT: Sebastian Kurz, Mette Frederiksen and Tamir Korbin.

Why is Int'l Women's Day important in Israel?

While it’s true that women are capable of achieving almost anything in Israel, it’s also true that they often don’t. Why? Is it because they simply don’t want to? Or are there other factors at play?

MARCH 8, 2021ByEMILY SCHRADER
Labor Party leader Merav Michaeli, the only female current Knesset party leader running in the upcoming elections, speaks at a conference of the Israeli Television News Company in Jerusalem, on Sunday.

Remembering women’s rights on Int'l Women’s Day - and everyday

Women face uphill climb to equality in the MENA region.

MARCH 8, 2021ByTARA KAVALER/THE MEDIA LINE
People dance and sing during a demonstration to mark International Women's Day in front of the parliament building in Athens, Greece, March 8, 2021.

Int'l Women's Day: Domestic violence spiked, sex offenses fell amid COVID

Despite the decrease of certain crimes reported in the Knesset publication, the Association of Rape Crisis in Israel reported an increase in sex offense reports.

MARCH 8, 2021ByTZVI JOFFRE
Demonstrators gather in Tel Aviv on Sunday in support of a 16-year-old victim of a gang rape in Eilat. August 2020

Coronavirus: Women make up 50% of patients, 51% of vaccinated Israelis

Some 79% of healthcare and welfare workers are women in Israel, with a higher risk for catching the coronavirus.

MARCH 8, 2021ByTZVI JOFFRE
A health worker rests near the NYU Langone Hospital, during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., May 3, 2020.

Women transforming the Middle East on International Women’s Day

"We will never have a balanced and equal society for all – including men – unless women sit at decision-making tables everywhere."

MARCH 7, 2021BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
A demonstrator wearing a face mask to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) flashes the V sign during a rally ahead of the International Women's Day in Istanbul, Turkey March 6, 2021

International Women's Day: The female doctors of Soroka

Brief profiles of five top physicians at Soroka Medical Center, part of Clalit Health Services

MARCH 7, 2021ByALAN ROSENBAUM
Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba

Int'l Women's Day: Keter is closing the gender pay gap for women

According to the Adva Center, an organization that analyses Israeli policy, the gender pay gap has not only not disappeared with time, but has actually grown in 2020.

MARCH 7, 2021BySARAH BEN-NUN
In honor of International Women's Day, Keter has put up signs across its eight facilities that say 'Welcome' to men and women in Hebrew and Arabic. Designed by Michal Shomer.

Women with hard drive: Meet the leading women in Israeli hi-tech

Ahead of International Women’s Day on March 8, we meet the powerful individuals taking a byte of the hi-tech sector

MARCH 4, 2021ByTAMAR URIEL-BEERI
IDITH VARON discusses the Women’s Professional Development Network program.