Gender

Haredi women, academics file petition against Israel's new gender-segregated education law

The petition was filed hours after the Knesset approved an amendment to the law which expressly allows the Council for Higher Education to approve separate programs for men and women.

Activists protest against a bill promoting gender-segregated academic study tracks, introduced by MK Limor Son Har-Melech, outside the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, July 6, 2026.
MK Limor Son Har-Melech reacts during a National Security committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament on March 5, 2024; illustrative.

Knesset approves gender-segregated graduate degree programs in late-night vote

Charlie Kirk speaks at Utah Valley University on September 10, 2025 in Orem, Utah. Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, was speaking at his "American Comeback Tour" when he was shot in the neck and killed.

Charlie Kirk assassination prosecutors unveil video showing accused sniper in shooting position

A PERSON wearing a rainbow mask is seen during the Brooklyn Liberation's Protect Trans Youth event in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, US, June 13, 2021.

US Supreme Court rejects Colorado's ban on LGBT 'conversion' talk therapy


How do Israeli woodlice mate when predators like scorpions lurk nearby?

A Hebrew University study reveals the impact predators have on female-male relations among woodlice.

 Woodlice in the desert.

Women hold half of senior government jobs in Bahrain

Bahrain's constitution was amended in 2002, giving women equal rights to men and allowing them to vote among other rights.

 A Bahraini woman uses her mobile phone to take pictures during a demonstration in Manama, Bahrain.

Eve against Pandora: Two views of women and men

Examining the differences in the way men and women were viewed in ancient Greece and biblical Israel, the story of Pandora and Prometheus and the story of Adam and Eve.

 ‘Pandora’ by John William Waterhouse, 1896

Why are men more likely to get cancer than women? - study

Men have far higher cancer risks than women do. While many have thought it was due to risk factors, the real reason may be a biological difference.

 Dividing cancer cell

Alcohol use affects male, female brain activity differently - study

Tests on mice regarding alcohol's ability to impact the brain and behaviors and feelings associated with fear and anxiety suggest that it affects males and females differently.

 Beers of summer

Is there gender inequality on the global jazz scene?

Musician and doctoral student Rebecca Zola looks at jazz gender blues.

 REBECCA ZOLA: ‘You have to put up with a lot of sexual harassment in jam sessions, or in club spaces.’

Sexual assault accusations levied against Israeli doctors - Yediot

An investigation published in Yediot Ahronot revealed Israel's health system's systemic failure in preventing and sanctioning sexual misconduct.

  Israeli activist protest against Yuval Carmi, a psychologist suspected of committing sexual offenses and in support of Kim Ariel Arad who is one of the alleged victims of Yuval Carmi, in Jerusalem, October 24, 2021.

Would you give up on orgasm? - opinion

Why are medical experts encouraging young children to embark on massively disruptive procedures that could prevent them from enjoying some of the greatest pleasures of living?

 GENDER DYSPHORIC kids who take puberty blockers may never be able to orgasm.

Why did medieval haggadot include pictures of men pointing at their wives?

This long-forgotten Passover custom was dealt a bitter blow by a sharp wife in a 15th-century Haggadah.

 The wife in the 14th century "Brother Haggadah" doesn't look too pleased with her husband's custom.

IDF program to integrate women into cyber units raises $1 million

The IDF 'Mamriot' program, supported by the Zalik Foundation and FIDF, aims to close the gender gap in the Israeli military's cyber units.

SOLDIERS OF the Bardales Battalion prepare for urban warfare training near Nitzanim. Formed in 2014, Bardales is an IDF infantry combat battalion comprised of 50% female soldiers.