Empowering women

It is time for women to run the Israeli government - opinion

Men are really not capable of leading us right now. Let’s just give the reins of leadership over to the women. There are several potential candidates.

 An Israeli women places her vote in a ballot box (illustrative)
 Aleeza Ben Shalom was interviewed at the Jerusalem Post's Women Leader Summit.

Aleeza Ben Shalom to 'Post': 'I made it impossible to ignore me'

Female combat soldiers in the mixed-gender Caracal Battalion train in urban warfare.

As war continues, it's time to empower Israeli women - opinion

 "Empowering Ethiopian Women" Association

In honor of International Women's Day: Empowering Ethiopian Women in Haifa


Full equality for women starts with education and legislation, says The Luzzatto Group CEO

Dr. Esther Luzzatto will be one of the judges for the "2024 Next-Gen Women's Entrepreneurship Award" at the upcoming Jerusalem Post's Women Leaders Summit on March 27.

 Dr. Esther Luzzatto, CEO of The Luzzatto Group.

It's time to acknowledge women's Torah knowledge - opinion

The High Court of Justice ruling is significant in that it is a critical recognition of women’s education, knowledge, and integration into the sphere of Torah and Halacha.

 THE WRITER converses with students in the Midreshet Lindenbaum Beit Midrash in Jerusalem.

Somalia's first all-women newsroom spotlights female taboos

Bilan has revolutionized the news agenda in Somalia, the director of the United Nations Development Programme Regional Bureau for Arab States said.

Fleeing drought, Somalis still face malnutrition and cholera in Kenya

Israeli becomes first woman in Bedouin town to drive an ambulance

Lina Ezberga, an emergency medic who grew up in Kuseife, received her ambulance license after she started volunteering at MDA six years ago.

 Lina Ezberga, 23, became the first woman ever in her Bedouin town to become an ambulance driver.

Jewish women's org. celebrates eight women who changed Israeli history

The campaign will be integrated into existing Momentum programs like the Momentum Fellowship and the Momentum Yearlong Journey. 

A young girl raises an Israeli flag.

Israeli art exhibit in Costa Rica sheds light on violence against women

  The Israeli ambassador to Costa Rica Oren Bar-El

Future sex abuse from men in power needs prevention - Editorial

The anti-reform Israel Bar Association head has resigned after sexual abuse allegation - which he did not deny.

Israel Bar Association head Avi Himi at a protest against the government's proposed judicial reforms, January 21, 2023.

I am a single rabbi without children. I shouldn’t be made to feel I am not ‘doing my part’

We should celebrate the role and value of an individual within a community with no correlation to the number of children they raise.

Paper dolls symbolizing isolation from a community

Across the world, women are being denied medical care due to their 'virginity'

After women in the United Kingdom were denied routine medical procedures for not having sexual relations prior, The Jerusalem Post further explored global instances of withholding critical care.

 A gynecologist performs an ultrasound scan at Robert Karoly Private Hospital in Budapest, Hungary, July 4, 2019. Picture taken July 4, 2019.

Women managers have improved Vatican more than men, pope says

Francis condemned male chauvinism, acknowledging there was still too much of it around the world, including in his native Argentina.

Pope Francis waves as he arrives to lead his Wednesday general audience in Saint Peter's square at the Vatican June 28, 2017.

Taliban mark one year in power, provide Afghanistan with security but no hope

Afghanistan is physically safer than before, but that cannot mask the scale of the challenge the Taliban face in setting Afghanistan on a path of economic growth and stability.

 Taliban fighters hold an Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan flag on the first anniversary of the fall of Kabul on a street in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 15, 2022.