Israel women

Science needs women: L’Oréal Israel’s girls-in-STEM program enters third year

Marking the new year, partners held a kickoff event on Thursday, with about 30 10th-grade students beginning another year of hands-on learning, mentoring, and exposure to scientific fields.

L'Oréal's Program for Advancing Girls in Science enters its third year
 WOMEN MEDICYLISTS of MDA.

‘We believe in the power of women’: MDA chair champions women’s advancement in its mission

 Aleeza Ben Shalom was interviewed at the Jerusalem Post's Women Leader Summit.

Aleeza Ben Shalom to 'Post': 'I made it impossible to ignore me'

 Tema Klausner (left) and Meira Lerner (right): Giving voice to the women of the religious Zionist community.

World Emunah's legacy and leadership: Celebrating 90 years and looking ahead


Four female soldiers heading to Armored Corps’ officer training

The soldiers are part of a pilot program by the IDF to integrate women into the corps.

Israeli female soldiers walk in front of a tank during an exercise at the end of their tank instructors course at Shizafon base

Co-ed army service in Israel

It’s time for the people’s army to listen to the voice of the people, and not just to the voice of extremists.

Women in the IDF

Economy Ministry: 43% of women want to open own business, but only 26% do

The findings further found significant gaps between men and women with regards to the entrepreneurial process, from the formulation of an idea until its implementation.

Israel's Economy Minister Eli Cohen

Meet the women who make Israel more secure

“Women bring a different viewpoint and sometimes different solutions and we don’t have enough women in the high echelons of the security establishment.”

(L-R) Sima Shine, Pnina Sharvit Baruch and Orit Perlov

Anglo women who mean business

“There is nothing that makes you feel better than helping someone else realize that they can succeed”

The Israeli Women Entrepreneurs’ Network retreat in May 2017

Perfecting the art of having it all

For many women, finding the right work/life balance is not easy. However, women who have won the EMET Prize have found ways to have fulfilling and demanding careers without being held back by gender.

EMET PRIZE director Ilana Ashkenazi, SHLOMIT BARNEA FARGO and PROF. ADI KIMCHI

Higher risk for breast cancer in Arab women exposed to men’s tobacco smoke

Arab women are unique in that they are exposed to forced smoking at a high level even though relatively few of them – aware of the danger to their babies – actually light up.

Dressed-up Israeli Arab Christian women walk to join an Easter Monday parade in Jaffa, in 2014

‘Women in key positions is the way to bring peace’ says Gamliel

Social Equality Minister Gamliel addresses counterparts from Arab countries.

Gila Gamliel

Comment: why are no women being tapped to lead the Jewish Agency?

US Jewish leaders want Israel to recognize egalitarianism, but they are ignoring women.

Women who took part in a project ahead of International Women's Day (marked on March 8), hug during a meeting with Nechama Rivlin (not pictured), wife of Israeli President Reuven Rivlin in JerusalemDay

Women of note

Two banknotes featuring the portraits of female poets Rachel Bluwstein and Leah Goldberg went into circulation, completing a poetic series that includes poets Shaul Tchernichovsky and Natan Alterman.

BANK OF ISRAEL Governor Karnit Flug delivers the new banknote series to President Reuven Rivlin at the President’s Residence on Wednesday.