Gender equality in israel

Average salary in Israel rises in first half of 2025, as gender pay gap widens, NII data reveals

Israel’s National Insurance Institute released its first-half 2025 wage report, showing a 4.5% rise in average pay but a 43% median-to-mean gap and a 54% gender gap.

 View of the National Insurance Institute offices in Jerusalem. January 23, 2017.
Orthodox jews protest against Tel Aviv municipality Shabbat bus service, outside the home of Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai in Tel Aviv on December 7, 2019.

New data maps Israel’s freedom divide: Liberal cities surge, conservative ones slip

Over the past two years, women have served on the frontlines in Gaza and Lebanon, performing under fire alongside their male comrades.

Israel's debate over women in combat was settled on the Gaza and Lebanon battlefields - opinion

Dr. Esther Luzzatto,  public activist, social impact leader, and businesswoman.

Dr. Esther Luzzatto to receive Ben-Gurion Award from BGU


Noam Party leader calls for closure of IDF Gender Affairs Department

In a letter to the IDF chief, MK Avi Maoz demanded that the Gender Affairs Adviser to the Chief of Staff unit be closed immediately, saying that it weakens Israel.

A female IDF soldier shaking out a blanket during a week-long survival course for women in the infantry at an undisclosed location in Israel

Woman denied divorce by rabbinate: 'I don’t want to be Michal Sela'

For some women in Israel today divorce seems like an impossible reality, as religious and legal barriers stretch before them every step of the way. One organization seems determined to change that.

MAVOI SATUM, together with several organizations, demands solutions the Jerusalem Rabbinical Court on International Women's Day

During COVID-19, women bear the brunt of Israel's burden

"Israel is still a militant, patriarchal and conservative society. Compared with other OECD countries, we are low on the list with everything connected to promoting women to senior positions."

JUGGLING WORK with childcare during a pandemic takes a toll on mental health.

Israel refused trans woman transfer to women's prison, cited 'appearance'

During her time at Nitzan, she experienced repeated harassment from other prisoners on the basis of her gender identity, things she would not have received in a women's prison.

View from inside the Nitzan Prison in Ramle. February 27, 2012.

Israel ranked 60th in gender equality - World Economic Forum

Israel's largest gap was in the field of political empowerment where only 22.7% of the gender gap has been closed.

Two elderly women sit on a bench on Jaffa Street in downtown Jerusalem on October 26, 2020.

How are cities addressing gender inequality in urban planning? - opinion

For several years now, Tel Aviv has placed emphasis on gender-adjusted urban planning.

CREATE MORE inclusive and safe spaces.

Int'l Women's Day: IDF aims for 50% increase in female senior officers

Some 37% of Israelis support opening all IDF combat roles to women.

IDF event in honor of International Women's Day.

Int'l Women's Day: COVID reveals gender inequality in Israeli job market

"The coronavirus pandemic revealed gender inequality that has defined the Israeli job market since before the crisis."

Gender pay gap representation

Sexual harassment reports in gov't offices rose by 7.5% in 2020

The increase in cases occurred despite the significant decrease in workplace interaction due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Sexual harassment victim [Illustrative]

Finance Ministry pilot aims to bring gender equality to work-life balance

The parent position will grant certain rights and beneficial conditions to both parents equally.

Parents accompany their children to the kindergarten in Tel Aviv as they return to kindergarden on October18, 2020 after being shut down during a national lockdown in a means to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus.