Women's rights

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

THE RABBINICAL Court’s Division for Agunot in Jerusalem.

Knesset panel advances bill to expand rabbinical courts’ power over civil matters

NARGES MOHAMMADI sits in her apartment in Tehran, Iran, on December 18, 2024.

Nobel Committee calls on Iran to free imprisoned Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi


Reincarcerated Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi sentenced to seven years

Narges Mohammadi has been repeatedly imprisoned during her decades-long women's rights campaign and was re-arrested on December 12, 2025, before being sentenced.

Narges Mohammadi sits in her apartment in Tehran on January 23, 2025.

Taliban penal code legalizes slavery, places women below animals, expert tells 'Post' - interview

Under the Taliban’s penal code, which includes 119 articles, published on January 7, 2026, the penalty for animal abuse outweighs that of a serious case of domestic violence.

MURSAL SAYAS,  an Afghan women’s rights activist, journalist, and the CEO of Women Beyond Borders.

'This is our Berlin Wall,' Iranian activist Masih Alinejad tells 'Post' of protests - interview

Alinejad described a grim ritual familiar to Iranians living abroad: zooming in on photographs of the dead, searching for the faces of family members. "This is deliberate cruelty," she said.

 American-Iranian journalist Masih Alinejad poses for a portrait in New York City, U.S., September 14, 2024.

Pardes Hanna woman murdered in first femicide case in Israel in 2026, husband arrested

Police said the initial investigation indicates the killing stemmed from a family dispute.

Police arrive to arrest suspect on murder charge for Pardes Hana

CNN's 'Handmaid's Tale': How Israeli women were 'ranked' below Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman - opinion

A war-safety score for Israel was dressed up as a women’s-rights verdict to launder authoritarian influence.

Female IDF combat soldiers.

Why Taraneh Alidoosti frightens the Iranian regime - opinion

Alidoosti was not arrested for violence, incitement, or organizing. Her offense was ethical clarity, a refusal to remain silent as women and protesters were beaten, imprisoned, and killed.

IRANIAN ACTRESS Taraneh Alidoosti.

ARCCI marks 35 years amid legal gains, renewed scrutiny of sexual violence

The Association of Rape Crisis Centers in Israel marked the anniversary by awarding the Sexual Violence Prevention Award to those whose work has advanced the rights and protection of survivors.

From left: Ahlam Daniel, retired judge Dvora Berliner, journalist Vered Pelman, Taisia Zamolowski, Orit Sulitzeanu, 'N', Hila Tzur, and Hanania Rotem.

Iran spares child bride from death penalty after she pays off family of dead abuser

Goli Koukhan paid the family of her dead abusive husband 10bn tomans in a diyah (blood money) payment to avoid being put to death by the Islamic regime.

 MEMBERS OF the Iranian diaspora in Europe take part in a rally in Brussels last September, marking the first anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini.

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi arrested by Iranian regime

Mohammadi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2023, following her three-decade campaign for women's rights and the abolition of the death penalty in Iran.

Narges Mohammadi sits in her apartment in Tehran, Iran, on December 18, 2024. She was awarded the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize for her advocacy for women's rights and freedom.

The kindness that kills: Wokeness, guilt, and Islamic radicalism - opinion

When we normalize systems in which women can be disappeared, we are not showing cultural sensitivity. We are rehearsing our own surrender.

PEOPLE WALK on a street in Tehran, Iran in November 2025.