Women empowerment
UN adopts post-Assad Syria resolution recognizing women searching for missing family
Syria’s representative to the UN, told the General Assembly ahead of the resolution’s adoption that Syrian women faced what he described as “the worst missing persons crisis in modern history."
Israel needs a mother
Where women are already leading
Israeli women honored at Chochmat Nashim’s Women of Iron Awards
Abortions may be easier to access thanks to NCJW efforts
The organization will lead a reproductive-rights focused Shabbat, intent on delivering information and tools to fight for abortion access, especially during the pandemic.
The Hebrew priestess movement aims to center womens’ voices
“Mah norah hamakom hazeh,” she chants. “How awesome is this body. How awesome is this place. How awesome is this journey through time and space.”
US government announces United Women’s Economic Development Network
Special Envoy for Economic Normalization Aryeh Lightstone and Ambassador-at-Large Kelley Currie will be keynote speakers at the launch of the Network.
Honoring feminist icon Betty Friedan 15 years after her death
A worldwide webinar marks the 100th anniversary of the feminist icon’s birth
Saudi court jails women's rights activist, posing challenge for Biden
Loujain al-Hathloul, 31, who has been held since 2018 following her arrest along with several other women's rights activists, will appeal the sentence, her sister said.
Saudi women take to the skies as flight attendants for the first time
A government decision breaks the norms by allowing women to work as cabin crew.
Women in Gaza determined to overcome economic, social challenges
Israeli blockade must end to revive Strip’s battered finances, economist says
Ehud Olmert to 'Post': Women need to take on leadership roles in Israel
A party that wants to change the nature of public discourse and present an attractive, different, hopeful and chance-creating alternative must change its composition.
Kuwaiti election produces all-male parliament
Male-dominated culture, insufficient organization, absence of a quota were behind the results, experts say.
Israel ranked 31st in gender equality out of 100 countries
Israel's highest score was for Israeli women's access to education and its lowest was given for female-positive legislation.