Women and girls

Pressure builds on Palestinian girls to marry as Gaza sees rise in child marriage rates - UNFPA

The likely cause of the increasing number of child brides seen in the Palestinian territory is the displacement, poverty, and collapse of social, legal, health, and protection systems.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
(ILLUSTRATIVE) A homeless Palestinian bride walks with her mother (R) during her wedding ceremony at a United Nations-run school sheltering displaced Palestinians from the Israeli offensive, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip August 17, 2014.
The social pressure surrounding it is not imaginary

The girl asked to remove hair? An expert explains when it’s allowed to start

Many parents hear young daughters asking to remove body hair, often due to social pressure. An expert explains how to cope with it and what options are appropriate.

|ByYAFA MAXIMOV
NATAN dignity kits

Israeli NGO, US non-profit collaborate to deliver 2,000 hygiene kits to Khan Yunis women, girls

NATAN Worldwide Disaster Relief launched the initiative in response to infrastructure damage and supply shortages that have limited access to sanitation products.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A scene from ‘Girls Like Us.’

Behind the scenes of gritty Israeli drama ‘Girls Like Us’

Girls Like Us tells the story of a neglected teen whose life shifts after forming a bond with a young female soldier, drawing on director Lee Gilat’s South Tel Aviv upbringing.

|ByHANNAH BROWN

First female IAF pilot appointed deputy commander in combat squadron

Captain Y lost her grandfather, also an IAF pilot, during the Yom Kippur War.

NOVEMBER 6, 2017ByANNA AHRONHEIM
A female air force pilot at the Hatzor base

Saudi women riled by robot with no hijab and more rights than they have

"It hit a sore spot that a robot has citizenship and my daughter doesn't."

NOVEMBER 1, 2017ByREUTERS
A Saudi woman swings at a park in Jeddah

Despite assault allegations, ministry awards singer prize

Shlomo Gronich’s wife accepts lifetime achievement award day after songwriter accused of sexual assault.

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017ByAMY SPIRO
Shlomo Gronich

More than 40 million people trapped in slavery worldwide

Almost three out of every four slaves are women and girls and one in four is a child, according to the report.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017ByREUTERS
A Bella woman stands behind her Tuareg master at a camp for Malian refugees in Goudebou

1 in 6 female soldiers report sexual harassment in IDF

The majority of female soldiers who reported being sexually harassed said they had been harassed more than once during their service.

SEPTEMBER 10, 2017ByANNA AHRONHEIM
Israeli soldiers of Caracal battalion

Cyber-bully attacks increase, watchdog reports

Results showed that 62% of teenagers have encountered sexual content online.

AUGUST 31, 2017BySARAH LEVI
Computer

An amorphous journey: Dalia Rosenfeld’s debut short-story collection

Rosenfeld mixes dashes of wry humor into many of her stories.

AUGUST 17, 2017ByABIGAIL KLEIN LEICHMAN
ROSENFELD’S STORIES often feature ‘women who fail to connect properly’ with their loved ones.

Palestinian girls play soccer to win in the West Bank

The Palestinian Women’s National Soccer Team trains under harsh conditions in a sport that seems to give hope and incentive for change.

AUGUST 5, 2017ByFRANZISKA KNUPPER
The Palestinian Women’s National Soccer Team

Jordan scraps 'marry your rapist' law

No girl should be "presented as a gift" to her rapist, says a Jordan Parliamentarian.

AUGUST 1, 2017ByTHOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION
Jordanian girls wave the flag of Jordan

Pakistani council orders 'revenge rape' of 16-year-old girl

The rape was ordered as revenge for the girl's brother's alleged sexual assault.

JULY 27, 2017ByREUTERS
Pakistani women work in a field outside the village of Multan in south Punjab province