Gender equality in israel

Two years after October 7, Israeli women still battle for equality - from the editor

As International Women’s Day approaches, the newest edition highlights women and their place in Israeli society since October 7

First Lady Michal Herzog, the cover story of this issue, greets schoolchildren during an official visit to Australia.
 Golda Meir, Israel’s first and only female prime minister, led through a small circle of senior advisers known as ‘Golda’s Kitchen’ from 1969 until 1974 – an exception in a political system where women’s authority has remained limited and largely isolated.

Visible everywhere, powerful nowhere: The paradox facing Israeli women

Six new Israeli Reform rabbis, all women, were ordained last year at the Hebrew Union College Taube Family Campus in Jerusalem.

A woman rabbi on healing Israel: Authority means service, not power - opinion

The outlook for increasing women’s participation in political life is bleak, with no women in the ultra-Orthodox parties, not a single party led by a woman, and none even committed to equal representation on their candidate lists.

Israel once ranked 48th for women in politics, now its 104th


Comptroller: Not enough female representation in local municipalities

All gaps between men and women in local municipalities are deeper than they appear, given that women make up such a great proportion of municipal employees, said the report.

 Women hold signs as they protest for women equality, in Tel Aviv on August 23, 2022.

Jerusalem SlutWalk to protest rape culture, victim blaming

"This year, sexual violence and gender-based violence is closing in on us from all directions and we need the march more than ever," said organizers.

Israel's SlutWalk marches through Jerusalem

Knesset allows transgender people to remove 'dead name' from IDs

"This is another significant step on the way to equal rights for the trans community."

Teudat Zehut, Israeli ID card 370

WIZO’s annual gender wage gap report shows fair salary gender equality in workforce

WIZO’s 2023 wage gap report shows balanced pay and gender equality, reflecting their commitment to promoting women's rights in Israel, with 84% female workforce.

WIZO in Strasbourg, 2009

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

Helping women return to the job market during the war - opinion

The war exacerbates the existing gender inequalities. Reconstruction of employment conditions is required to fill the inconceivable gap for women and professionals.

 GROUP NINETEEN Negev office.

High-status connections are good for men, not so great for women

One bright side was that women who explicitly showed that they were forming high-status ties for the sake of the group were spared the social backlash.

 GROUP NINETEEN Negev office.

There is a lack of women in Israeli ministry leadership - opinion

This trend of removing the few women in the senior public ranks is compounded by the fact that the 37th government removed all female directors-general serving in government ministries.

 DIRECTOR-GENERAL of the Competition Authority Michal Cohen attends a Knesset Economic Affairs Committee meeting last month.

War times impact survivors of domestic abuse emotionally and financially - study

The research showed that the personal trauma, compounded with the collective trauma of the war, created a situation of overload and an accumulation of stressors and difficulties.

A protester holding an "Abuse isn't Love" sign at a protest against violence against women in Tel Aviv

Hanukkah 2023: Eight wishes to hope for amid ongoing darkness - comment

In the spirit of candle lighting and making wishes, here are eight dreams I pray can come true this holiday season.

 NOW IS the time to embrace unity.