Women's Day

More than wigs: The women behind Israel’s sheitels

Women behind the wigs describe engaging in a profession that is part artisan, part therapist, part entrepreneur, and part spiritual caretaker

Andrea Simantov.
Harvesting coffee cherries that contain the coffee beans used to make coffee.

Strauss coffee initiative brews opportunity for women farmers in the Global South

Maj.-Gen. Amikam Norkin, former Israel Air Force commander, awards Esti Solomon the Above and Beyond medal for the program to integrate haredi women into the air force.

Under the radar: The program bringing ultra-Orthodox women into the IDF

MELANIA TRUMP:  A driving force.

Meet Melania Trump, the first lady behind most the powerful man in the world


In honor of International Women's Day, Beersheba dances as if everyone is watching

In honor of International Women's Day, the MY network and the Sports Department of the Beersheba Municipality are hosting an unprecedented event at Turner Stadium. All the details inside.

 Meitar Bashran and the dancers in the studio

For International Women's Day: A collaboration between Ofer Malls and jewelry designer Eti Kobo

As part of the collaboration, 18 Ofer malls will offer a fashionable bracelet combining a pearl and a gold heart in a new design by Eti Kobo for only NIS 29.

 A collaboration between Ofer Malls and jewelry designer Eti Kobo

Ahead of International Women's Day: These are the 4 skincare products you must know

International Women's Day is the perfect time to give yourself a moment of indulgent skincare. If you're looking for high-quality skincare products, BODY SHOP offers a wide range of products.

 International Women's Day 2025

No Women’s Day without our female hostages - opinion

If you're not talking about these female hostages and are refusing to condemn the systematic rape and sexual violence that some hostages are still being subjected to, then you don’t deserve to speak.

 MICHAL HERZOG, wife of President Isaac Herzog, meets with Pramila Patten, UN special representative of the secretary-general on sexual violence in conflict, at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem, in January.

Should Women Wait Until 2061 For Equality? Not An Option

To accelerate gender equality in the world of innovation, active action on several levels is needed, and now is not the time.

 Dr. Esther Luzzato

Herstory® Presented by The Story Network & College Association

For International Women's Day, Story and 'The College' present herstory®, highlighting groundbreaking feminist activists.


UN report on the Oct. 7 sexual violence is a two-sided coin - comment

The team found “clear and convincing information that sexual violence, including rape, sexualized torture, cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment, has been committed against hostages.”

 PRESIDENT ISAAC Herzog speaks with Pramila Patten, UN special representative of the secretary-general on sexual violence in conflict, as the president’s wife, Michal, looks on, at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem, in January.

Women's strength: Small beacons of light in a vast sea of darkness - opinion

The distinctive vulnerability of women and girls during armed attacks was exposed on October 7, but so too was the strength of the women of Israel. 

 Families of Israelis who were murdered by Hamas terrorists at the Nova festival place pictures of their loved ones outside the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on February 7, 2024.

Where’s the solidarity with Jewish women? - opinion

As Jews are facing an increasingly dangerous moment in time, Jewish women must now be doubly vigilant. Their sisters do not have their backs.

ISRAELI WOMEN protest outside UN Headquarters in Jerusalem, in November. Finally, yet months too late, a UN team investigating the sexual violence against women in Israel on October 7 found “reasonable grounds” to believe that such violence did indeed occur.

Isaac Herzog: Women must have influence at all levels of decision-making - exclusive

The war has proved once again: Israeli heroines are everywhere.

Israeli soldiers of Caracal battalion