Israeli women

Deep in the trenches of women’s rights, Na’amat fights the good fight

President of World Na’amat Hagit Pe’er reflects on the efforts to keep women in the public sphere amidst the hostile political reality.

|ByRONNIE ROSENMAN, IN COOPERATION WITH NA’AMAT
Hagit Pe’er (second from the right) during the World Na'amat visit to the Gaza Envelope.
Frieda Ross, President of World Emunah

World Emunah: The women who are holding Israel together

Resilience not as an abstract Israeli virtue, but a daily labor performed overwhelmingly by women whose contributions often remain out of frame.

|ByRONNIE ROSENMAN, IN COLLABORATION WITH WORLD EMUNAH
Police officers securing the Old City in Jerusalem before Ramadan Friday prayers, March 29, 2024.

Fifteen percent of Israelis victims of crime as fears rise, reporting remains low - survey

The most common offenses were online crimes such as information theft and identity theft. In total, 16.6% of Jews and others were victims of crimes, compared to 7.8% of Arabs.

|ByLEO FEIERBERG BETTER
Three women – Neomi, Shani, Nastia – who all survived the Supernova Music Festival massacre on October 7 are seen in the IDF reserves, their faces blurred as they are on active duty.

IDF marks International Women’s Day by spotlighting women serving in Operation Roaring Lion

Women now make up 21.2% of the IDF’s combat force, up from 7.2% in 2015, while about 20% of reservists called up for the current campaign are women

|ByTOBIAS SIEGAL

The invisible struggle: Women exiting prostitution - opinion

Women in the sex industry are fighting for their survival. They did not choose prostitution among many choices.

AUGUST 17, 2025ByLILACH TZUR BEN MOSHE
A prostitute in Israel waiting for a client.

Giving birth under fire: How Israeli mothers are coping under Iranian missile attacks

HEALTH AFFAIRS: New mothers navigating labor under attack from Iran share their stories with the ‘Post.’

JUNE 20, 2025ByJOANIE MARGULIES
Israeli soldiers and medical staff at the underground hospital at the Rambam Health Care Campus in Haifa, on September 22, 2024

Breaking the mold: The story of Israel Prize recipient Yonina Eldar - interview

Breaking the mold comes intuitively to Yonina Eldar, a prominent Israeli professor of electrical engineering.

MAY 24, 2025ByJUDITH SEGALOFF
ACCEPTING THE Israel Prize on Independence Day, May 1

‘Until the last soldier is home’: The women nurturing IDF troops with homemade food

The Soup Ladies of Samaria, the Southern Cannons, and other groups of women cook and prepare meals for soldiers throughout central and northern Israel

APRIL 5, 2025ByJUDITH SEGALOFF
Ruti Spitzer (in red) and her team, Sayeret Tzuparim L’chayalim, dispenses warm soup and warmer blessings to soldiers stationed at the Karnei Shomron base.

The Association of Rape Crisis Centers in Israel leading the battle against sexual violence

From legislative victories to international advocacy, CEO Orit Sulitzeanu discusses the fight for survivors.

APRIL 3, 2025ByRONNIE ROSENMAN, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE ARCCI
ARCCI CEO Orit Sulitzeanu at the Jerusalem Post 2025 Women Leaders Summit.

Amit Soussana among global honorees at 2025 Int'l Women of Courage Awards

Amit Soussana was honored by First Lady Melania Trump at the US State Department's 19th annual International Women of Courage Awards along with seven other women.

APRIL 2, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
US first lady Melania Trump sits as International Women of Courage Award recipient Amit Soussana, an Israeli former hostage kidnapped during the October 7, 2023, attack on Israel by Hamas, speaks during a ceremony at the Department of State in Washington, DC, US, April 1, 2025

As war continues, it's time to empower Israeli women - opinion

A call for action in times of crisis: we must ensure Israeli women are given the tools to succeed and are empowered to lead.

MARCH 19, 2025ByALON TAL
Female combat soldiers in the mixed-gender Caracal Battalion train in urban warfare.

Israel falls behind in female leadership in government

Israel lags behind OECD in female political representation, report finds.Israel lags behind OECD in female political representation, report finds.

MARCH 8, 2025ByABIGAIL RUBINSTEIN
THEN-PRIME MINISTER Golda Meir meets with then-US president Richard Nixon, as then-secretary of state and national security advisor Henry Kissinger looks on, in the Oval Office of the White House, November 1, 1973.

Wisdom of the past, energy of the future: Emunah Women celebrates 90 years

With branches all over the world, Emunah Women provides social programs and funding for many Israeli women and children throughout the Jewish state. 

MARCH 8, 2025ByJUDITH SEGALOFF
At Emunah's 90th anniversary event, a portrait of Sarah Herzog, grandmother of Israel’s President Isaac Herzog, is presented to him by chairperson Yifat Sela and Dina Hahn, chairperson of the board of directors, Emunah Women.

How Israeli women balanced heroism and home during the Israel-Hamas war – opinion

From combat roles to the home front, Israeli women’s wartime strength was revealed in new studies.

NOVEMBER 26, 2024ByLIAT KULIK
IDF WOMEN at an armored forces staging area in southern Israel near the border with Gaza, earlier this year.