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Religious feminist Alice Shalvi was a lifelong revolutionary - editorial

Teaching girls Talmud was unheard of in 1970s Israel. Shalvi did it anyway, and she didn't stop there.

Alice Shalvi
Alice Shalvi

Israeli professor, Jewish feminism educator Alice Shalvi dies at 96

Reading a torah scroll

Law firm releases report on JOFA after allegations made against sex-guru founder

  The Fem Forward 2023 cohort in Morocco

FemForward kicks off first Moroccan, Israeli cohort in Casablanca


Israeli law professor elected to UN Committee

Prof. Hacker is on the law faculty at Tel Aviv University, and the head of the Women and Gender Studies Program at the Faculty of Humanities.

 Professor Daphna Hacker

Mali Levi, Lucy Aharish to lead L’Oréal’s anti-sexual harassment campaign

The 'Stand Up campaign', is part of the global social agenda of the L’Oréal Paris brand, which aims to prevent sexual harassment in the public space and raise awareness of the phenomenon.

 Lucy Aharish / L’Oréal’s anti-sexual harassment campaign

Chained woman finally freed from marriage after near 14-year struggle

Her ex-husband had managed to hide from law enforcement for seven years until a private investigations firm arrested him in a targeted manhunt.

From left to right: Yad La'Isha Rabbinical Court Advocate and Attorney Tehilla Cohen, Orly Vital, and Pnina Omer, Director of Yad La’Isha

Orthodox activists push for stronger response to sexual abuse

Since the allegations against Chaim Walder first appeared in November, the case has taken an unusual trajectory in the Orthodox world.

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Former Knesset MK Marcia Freedman passes away at 83

She was the first known MK to come out as lesbian and the first American-born woman MK, immigrating to Israel in 1969.

 Former Knesset MK Marcia Freedman passes away at 83.

Short on representation, political parties rush to celebrate Women’s Day

Two weeks ahead of elections, candidates pledge change while Labor leader Merav Michaeli remains the only woman chairing a political party.

MERAV MICHAELI prepares to don a mask at a Labor Party polling station in Tel Aviv on January 24.

Can one iconic feminist bring our awaited gender revolution?

Voices calling for a female leader are also evident in the virtual world.

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris jointly named Time's 'Person of the Year'

Katz considers increasing retirement age for women from 62 to 64

Previously, Feminist groups prevented any change in upping the existing retirement age for women.

Judge Nili Arad, nominated as the National Labor Court president, following Judge Steve Adler's retirement after 35 years in the judicial system. November 15 2010

There are fewer Israeli women in politics than it may seem

"If the polls are correct, she said, the number of females elected next week will be 28 or 29. But numbers don't reveal the whole picture."

Gesher leader Orly Levy-Abecassis

Dr. Orna Berry, Israel’s first and only female chief scientist

Shattering glass ceilings and overcoming personal obstacles

Dr. Orna Berry poses with some of her awards

Rally opposes lack of government policies combating violence against women

The rally was instigated due to the most recent death of Michal Sela, who was allegedly murdered by her husband and found covered in stab wounds in their apartment.

Children lie on the ground, covered in red paint, as part of a Women's Rally in Tel Aviv to protest the government's inaction on the issue of violence against women.