Gender

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.
FROM LEFT: Ziva Glanz of Haredi Public, Lali Deri of People of Israel, Democrats MK Naama Lazimi, Yashar candiate Inbar Yehezkeli, Pnina Tameno-Shete of Blue and White, Israel First candidate Sharren Haskell, and journalist Dafna Liel. (WIZO).

Israeli women demand more than election promises as parties face pressure over equality

‘Mikveh’ provides a behind-the-scenes glimpse of surprising everyday issues faced by religious women.

Jerusalem Women's Film Festival explores trauma, healing, and hope - preview

Children wave flags of Vietnam and Laos ahead a welcoming ceremony at the presidential palace in Hanoi on January 26, 2026.

Vietnam targets natural birth sex ratio by 2035 with crackdown on fetal sex selection


Purim: The varying interpretations of the Book of Esther

The Book of Esther is an ongoing challenge in terms of family relations, responsibility, the nature of celebration, the import of records, the nature of historical “truth,” etc.

 Book of Esther, written on a scroll (‘megillah’) to be read on the festival of Purim. Parchment, from Alsace, 18th century; now in the Joods Historisch Museum in Amsterdam.

Men take bigger financial risks than women - study

A study found that men are likely to view information about investment opportunities optimistically while women think more critically and are more risk-averse.

Shekels and dollars

Men or women: Who is more productive working from home? - study

The study collected data from dual-earning couples in China and Taiwan. It consisted of surveying 222 couples twice a day.

 A man working from home works on his laptop from bed.

Gender equality gap persists in Israeli quality of life

23 of the indicators of Israel's quality of life examined by Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics favored males, whereas 19 favored females.

Israeli protesters chant slogans as they march in the SlutWalk in central Jerusalem, on June 18, 2021.

COVID can change male immune response to other vaccines - study

Immune systems of men who had recovered from mild cases of COVID-19 responded more robustly to flu vaccines than women who had had mild cases or men and women who had never been infected.

Doctor giving a vaccine to a patient (illustrative)

Queer artists reimagine Jewish ritual garments for all bodies

Binya Kóatz has been inspired to wear tzitzit every, day but she has been less inspired by the offerings available in online and brick-and-mortar Judaica shops.

The tekhelet (indigo) strings on the tzitzit, as commanded in the Bible

Arab world sees highest unemployment rate

With the global economic recovery in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic slowed by the effects of the Russia-Ukraine war, the Arab world has been hit particularly hard.

 BEDOUIN WOMEN seek employment via Rahat’s Rayan center, focusing on the integration of previously unemployed women from Bedouin society in the Negev into the workforce (Illustrative).

Women have more sympathy than men, Israeli study finds

This finding was observed across all ages and most countries said the research team, who added that it was the largest study of the theory of mind to date.

 LET WOMEN walk Jerusalem’s streets comfortably.

Men doing 'women's job?': Why some men fear female-dominated career paths - study

A new study delves into the fears men have associated with certain career paths that are typically dominated by women, such as early education, due to fears of gender bias.

FILE PHOTO: Nurse Jeff Gates processes a patient sample at a drive-through testing clinic for coronavirus, flu and RSV, currently by appointment for employees at UW Medical Center Northwest in Seattle, Washington, U.S. March 9, 2020

Jerusalem grocery bans women at certain times of the day - report

While some forms of gender segregation are legal, most forms of segregation resulting in discrimination in public services are banned.

 People walk in Mea Shearim neighborhood on November 22, 2022 in Jerusalem