Women

Health Ministry committee submits recommendations for womens' health system overhaul

Israel's Health Ministry is considering sweeping reforms to women's healthcare as studies reveal years-long diagnostic delays, inadequate treatment, and widespread gaps in care.

A medical worker and a uterus (illustrative).
Audience members look on at a WIZO conference in Tel Aviv, 10 November 2026.

‘People think you just snap out of it’: Women describe rebuilding life after abuse

Landscaping crews prepare for the swearing-in ceremony for Israel's 26th Knesset, November 9, 2026.

Record number of female MKs sworn in at ceremony for Israel's 26th Knesset

MKs Pnina Tameno-Shete and Sharren Haskel.

Lists and leadership in Israel politics: Where are all the women? - opinion


Historic 15-goal performance highlights water polo round 3

Mika Koren from Hapoel Emek Hayarden delivered an extraordinary scoring display in a 33–4 victory over Hapoel Givat Haim. Kiryat Tivon also remains undefeated, while Yokne'am are still winless.

An unbeaten record. Hapoel Kiryat Tivon players.

Opposition parties urged to include women in coalition talks after pledging equal representation

The disparity is particularly notable among Yashar, B'Yachad, and the Democrats, all of which committed to 50% female representation in their party lists.

Five 'change bloc' leaders meet in Yair Lapid's Tel Aviv home.

The reasons that cause women to avoid sex, and the solutions

It happens to women of all ages: Pain during intercourse, urinary leaks, and uncomfortable sensations of friction. A gynecologist explains what can be done – and without invasive surgery.

For many women, dealing with gynecological challenges is kept as a personal secret and accompanied by a continuous sense of embarrassment.

Israel’s next Knesset must give women real influence - opinion

Women hold roughly a quarter of Israel’s parliamentary seats. The next Knesset must give them greater influence over budgets, policy, and the country’s future.

MKs Pnina Tameno-Shete and Sharren Haskel.

Record number of women expected in next Knesset, but only seven in Netanyahu's coalition

The highest projection indicates that a record-breaking 35 women could be elected, whereas the lowest projected figure would maintain the same demographics as the current Knesset.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a vote at the plenum hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on July 16, 2026.

Syrian university restriction on female enrollment deepens concerns over women’s rights

Syria’s Higher Education Ministry announced that admission to law, economics and management, and social sciences programs at the National University of Defense Sciences would be restricted to men.

Women walk past a mural with the slogan "no to violence" (against women) drawn on the walls of a school in Syria's northern city of Manbij on December 21, 2024.

‘Years of hell’: Jewish women describe the fight to obtain a religious divorce

New documentary, Get Up: Breakthroughs in the Battle for Jewish Divorce, examines the impact of religious divorce refusal, a practice recognized in many countries as a form of domestic violence.

Caroline Maxwell

Israel launches NIS 25 million initiative to close high-tech gender gap

This initiative is a response to persistent gender gaps in the high-tech industry, both in representation across technical and managerial positions and in salary levels. 

 Israeli national flags flutter in front of an office tower at a business park also housing high tech companies, at Ofer Park in Petah Tikva, Israel August 27, 2020.

Indigenous women challenge Islamist oppression, call for cross-community solidarity

Beyond their shared experiences of oppression and Islamist colonial occupation, the speakers also expressed concern about what they saw as a growing trend of Western women supporting regimes.

Hindu activist and regional analyst Kavya K, known online as “Kavya Speaks”; Israeli Druze activist Rania Dean; Kurdish speaker and educator Schilan Kurdpoor; Iranian human rights activist Honey Montzemi; and Native American and Jewish Indigenous rights activist Lani Anpo shared their experiences.

First women on ultra-Orthodox party slate running for Knesset seek change - interview

Nahumi Yaffa and Zivva Glantz, both running on the Haredi Public party's list, voiced concerns for women in the haredi community they seek to address in an interview with The Jerusalem Post.

Members of the Haredi Public Party arrive to submit their party lists to the Central Elections Committee ahead of the upcoming Israeli general elections at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem, September 8, 2026.