Maternity leave
Mothers are happier, more articulate with babies, puppies - study
Why do we articulate more when speaking to babies and puppies?
US maternal mortality more than doubled since 1999, most deaths among Black women - study
Human rights in childbirth - opinion
Global push to tackle maternal and newborn deaths has stalled, WHO report finds
Paid maternity leave in Israel shorter than in other countries
Israel's Taub Center study finds that higher-paid, better-educated mothers return to work much faster than those who earn less
Miscarriages in Israel: Everything you need to know - explainer
The Israel Midwives Association, which has 1,400 members, has marked October as Miscarriage Awareness Month.
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.
Finance Ministry, National Insurance solve maternity benefit crisis
Women who had been unemployed or on unpaid leave for extended periods of time will now be eligible for maternity benefits for babies born between January 1 and June 30 of this year.
Will coronavirus layoffs cost women their maternity benefits?
Usually after giving birth, women in Israel are entitled to 15 weeks’ maternity leave, when their regular salaries are paid by Bituach Leumi.
Israel ranked 31st in gender equality out of 100 countries
Israel's highest score was for Israeli women's access to education and its lowest was given for female-positive legislation.
One mother's determination to keep routine in the age of coronavirus
The sudden change from going to work and teaching English from third to eighth grade, to taking care of a baby at home, was a serious transition that required adjustment.
Netanyahu administration pushes ahead with paid paternity leave bill
Most other countries part of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, give fathers eight weeks of paid paternity leave.
How parental-leave policy has failed to bridge gender gaps
In Israel, a very similar picture emerges with regard to the persistence of maternal patterns of care and their problematic impact on mothers’ labor force participation and earnings.
