Women of israel

Naftali Bennett adds four female candidates to B’Yachad slate, bringing total women on list to 17

Those added to the list included Esti Ayalon Kubo, the former head of Israel's economic delegation to China.

Naftali Bennet with the new female candidates.
People walk near office towers at a business park also housing high tech companies, at Ofer Park in Petah Tikva, Israel August 27, 2020

Natural Intelligence marketing firm wins Dun award for advancing women in Israeli high-tech sector

In her novel ‘Frecha Academait,’ Naomi Shloush confronts the stigmas around the derogatory term ‘frecha’ used for women of Mizrahi heritage.

Naomi Shloush's 'Academic bimbo' confronts Mizrahi identity in modern Israel

Women. Life. Freedom.

Women redefining power in Israel


State to give official accreditation to women Torah scholars

The State of Israel will give women accreditation for advanced religious knowledge to put them on equal footing of men with chief rabbinate qualifications for the purposes of employment.

THE BUILDING of the Chief Rabbinate of Israel in Jerusalem.

Protesters call on gov't to fund domestic violence prevention program

Domestic abuse hotlines see over 100% increase in calls amid coronavirus pandemic

Protesters gather in Tel Aviv to protest the rising domestic violence during the coronavirus pandemic.

Israel’s new gov’t: More female ministers, post quality stagnant

Women head a record eight of a possible 36 ministries but lead less important departments

Knesset meeting to pass bills to create coalition government on May 6, 2020

Mount Meron celebrations contested as only one woman is invited

Only 150 people have been given permission to attend the festival. Among the 150 invitees, only a single woman has received an invitation.

Orthodox Jews of the Satmar Hasidim celebrate Lag BaOmer in the village of Kiryas Joel

Coronavirus crisis sees spike in domestic abuse in Israel

The police will therefore be carrying out regular check-ups at the homes of families in which women were feeling threatened or at risk.

Abuse (Illustrative Photo)

Employment Service: Women twice as likely to resign than male employees

The figures, published to coincide with International Women's Day, showed that Jewish women represented approximately half of all claimants last year – greater than their share of the population.

Employees work at the offices of "Time Out Tel Aviv" magazine in Tel Aviv, Israel September 28, 2017.

Gal Gadot: Beauty, strength and brains make her Israel's best ambassador

#24: Gal Gadot

Gal Gadot

German tech giant SAP launches Tel Aviv start-up accelerator

"The objective is to build an open ecosystem of start-up innovation around SAP’s solutions..." says Alexa Gorman head of SAP.iO Foundries EMEA


Women of the Wall appoint liberal Orthodox director

Yochi Rappeport-Zierler says she hopes that WOWs goals will be realized in next ten years, hopes to change perception of organization and of pluralist Judaism in Israel during her tenure.

Yochi Rappeport-Zierler (center) at a Women of the Wall prayer service at the Western Wall

The ‘Four Daughters’ within me

How I grew from the one who doesn’t know to ask to the wise one.

Women of the Wall celebrating their 30th anniversary