Gender equality in israel

The controversy over mixed-gender IDF units still ruffles Israeli society - opinion

The deeper challenge lies in the clash between equality at any price and adherence to Jewish law.

IDF forces during the “Sulfur and Fire” readiness exercise on May 15, 2026.
Women in Tech® Israel held its first  international conference with representatives from 13 other countries last year, which included female tech leaders from Afghanistan and Kosovo.

Israel leads in tech innovation, not in gender inclusion - opinion

Ella Katz Schonfeld.

Equality is designed, and so is inequality - opinion

First Lady Michal Herzog, the cover story of this issue, greets schoolchildren during an official visit to Australia.

Two years after October 7, Israeli women still battle for equality - from the editor


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.

Letters to the Editor November 30, 2022: Heal the divide

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

 Letters

The proposed High Court override clause will reverse gender equality gains - opinion

The new coalition's shortage of women and its proposed High Court override clause are a danger to the struggle for gender equality in Israel.

 THE HIGH Court has forbidden forced gender separation on buses but the override clause will make it easy to override these rulings, says the writer.

Israel must legalize gender segregation, Orthodox parties demand

Religious Zionist Party and United Torah Judaism demand to allow segregated events, services and studies for the haredi and Orthodox public.

 A curtain to separate between men and women during shopping, hang on the wall of a fish shop in downtown Jerusalem

Stuck in the past: Where are all the women on the Likud list? - comment

Of the Likud's top 20, three are women. And of the top 10, only one is a woman. At face value alone, this does not represent the Israeli public.

 Likud party member Miri Regev arrives to cast her vote in the Likud primaries at a polling station in Tel Aviv on August 10, 2022

“It’s a vicious cycle we have to solve” - Female executives on promoting women in hi-tech

Three top female executives from the hi-tech industry gave a panel on how to promote women in the hi-tech industry, and why it’s so important.

 Left to Right: Yifat Oron, Senior Managing Director at Blackstone; Dorit Dor, Chief Product Officer for Checkpoint; Inbar Badian, Head of Strategy and Innovation for the Microsoft Research and Development Center

Fathers can take equal paternity leave starting next year

There are two major advantages to the new paternity leave outline - it will allow for meaningful bonding between father and baby and will work to reduce the gender wage gap.

 Parents with their child (Illustrative)

Israel has ways to go for gender equality - opinion

Only a joint force of committed and influential women will succeed.

 BELLA ABZUG wears her trademark large hat during a discussion with fellow activist Jane Fonda in 1995, at a function celebrating 20 years since the establishment of the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM).

Microsoft, Amdocs attend conference held to promote equal wages for women

Speakers, including women from Microsoft and Amdocs, discussed how to overcome one of the world’s largest gender wage gaps.

 Women's Wage Equality Conference at OpenValley Caesarea complex, February,2022.

Gender equality crucial for recovery from COVID-19 - opinion

In many countries, the COVID-19 crisis has exacerbated existing gender inequalities across different areas.

 THE WRITERS hold a news conference on the EU Action Plan on Gender Equality and Women Empowerment, at the European Commission in Brussels last year on November 25.