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.

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

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

 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


Jewish groups demand UN action against Hamas for Oct. 7 sexual violence

Over 60 Jewish groups urge the UN to declare Hamas’s use of sexual violence a crime against humanity.

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.

In Israel and on the world stage: Women face more violence, less representation - IDI

The IDI analysis focuses on the impact of the Israel-Hamas war on Israeli women and other critical issues since the start of 2024.

 A PROTEST against the sexual violence committed in the October 7 massacre – and the international silence afterward – takes place outside UN Headquarters in New York City earlier this month.

When women's voices are less heard, innovation suffers. Here is why

Tamar Luzzatto, Head of Business Development, Marketing, and Innovation at The Luzzatto Group, will be one of the speakers at the Jerusalem Post's Women Leaders Summit on March 27.

 Tamar Luzzatto, Head of Business Development, Marketing and Innovation,  The Luzzatto Group

Israel-Hamas War: Women share stories, strength on Instagram

The inspiration to create the initiative came from a connection formed by the war, initiative creator and manager Shifra Soloveichik explained.

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University of Haifa unveils 'Faces and Words' art installation on Israeli Women's Day

The project emerged from a sense of disappointment at the international community's failure to address the sexual violence perpetrated against Israeli women.

 The art installation, Faces and Words, was created to encapsulate the stories and feelings of women in the University of Haifa community.

The 120 Women Leadership Council: Addressing a problem with no name

The 120 Women Leadership Council participants have engaged in extensive dialogues across various regions of Israel.

Women take part in a 'Day Without a Woman' march on International Women's Day in New York, U.S., March 8, 2017

Women from Iran, Israel call to denounce Hamas and the Islamic Republic

Co-signed by 55 female leaders from various countries across the Middle East and beyond, the letter finds rare consensus regarding the role of the terrorist group in the oppression of women.

 Women protest at Habima Square in Tel Aviv against the overturning of Roe v. Wade in the US, June 28, 2022.

Israel has capable female leaders, it should use them - opinion

there is no need to wait for “tomorrow’s leadership.” These female leaders are here now, and they are talented, experienced, and valuable.

 Women protest at Habima Square in Tel Aviv against the overturning of Roe v. Wade in the US, June 28, 2022.

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.

Israeli women-owned start-ups struggle to survive under shadow of war with Hezbollah

Northern Israel’s ‘Galiladies’ program aims to keep businesses afloat as citizens displaced by the ongoing conflict with Hezbollah wait to return home.

 Erel Margalit and participants in the Galiladies startup program join for a group photo at the Galiladies' Bazaar event in the Margalit Startup City Tel Aviv headquarters, Tel Aviv, Israel, Jan. 30, 2024.