Women's rights

Hamas systematically, extensively weaponized sexual violence on October 7, report reveals

The full report, set to be released later this week by the "Dinah Project," presents further evidence that Hamas used sexual violence as a weapon against Israelis during the October 7 massacre.

 IDF soldiers seen in the aftermath of Hamas's Nova music festival massacre in Re'im, southern Israel, on October 7, 2023.
Oya Budak.

Turkish teenager honor killed after fiance learns she was carrying baby conceived by rape

Demonstrators carry flags during a protest rally called March for Gaza, to express solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, at Suhrawardy Udyan in Dhaka, Bangladesh, April 12, 2025.

Tens of thousands of Islamists take to Dhaka streets to protest women's rights legislation

 People look at Christmas light installations formed as elks at the Raoul Wallenberg Square in central Stockholm, Sweden December 22, 2019.

Sweden looking to ban virginity testing to protect girls from ‘honor’ crimes - report


The Association of Rape Crisis Centers in Israel leading the battle against sexual violence

From legislative victories to international advocacy, CEO Orit Sulitzeanu discusses the fight for survivors.

 ARCCI CEO Orit Sulitzeanu at the Jerusalem Post 2025 Women Leaders Summit.

Big Brother in Tehran: Iran's police state supresses women with AI, drones

Authoritarian regimes often enforce strict clothing laws to assert their dominance over their citizens' physical and ideological autonomy.

 Iranian woman holds a photo of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei during a rally that marks the 46th anniversary of Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution in Tehran, Iran, on February 10, 2025.

'Blood Rights Council': Netanyahu, MKs bash UN report on IDF in Gaza

Knesset members call out the United Nations on double standards in advocacy.

 A torn UNRWA logo is seen among destruction in Rafah, in southern Gaza, January 22, 2025

'Our Voices Are Heard': Honoring the slain female observers of October 7

The event positioned the female observers as a symbol of the unheard female voice and the importance of listening to the voices of women in society. 

 'Our voices are heard' event in honor of slain female observers

Israel's gender-wage gap worse than developed world and growing, Shoresh Institution says

They also highlighted that while the average gender wage gap of OECD countries is closing with time, Israel's gender wage gap has grown over the last 15 years.

 Women's wages as percent of men's wages.

State did not meet its obligation for equal representation of women - High Court

The petition urged the court to address the lack of women in directors-general roles in Israel's government, following the appointment of 10 men.

 THE HIGH COURT of Justice holds a session. In the past, the court ruled that women cannot be forced to take a specific seat on a bus, the writer notes.

Taliban minister flees after condemning ban on women's education - report

Senior Taliban official Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai has reportedly left Afghanistan after publicly opposing the regime's ban on women's education.

 Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai, who is reported to have fled to Dubai after criticising the education ban and the Taliban’s leader, Hibatullah Akhundzada.

Taliban deputy foreign minister calls for girls' high schools to open

"We request the leaders of the Islamic Emirate to open the doors of education," the Taliban's acting deputy foreign minister said.

 Hosna Salehi, whose family runs a charity called the House of Kindness, writes on a white board as she teaches children inside a classroom in Herat, Afghanistan, October 27, 2024.

Knesset to examine Van Leer gender report of women's inequality on the rise

The report, which is due to be discussed in Knesset committees, has been sent to relevant ministries, government decision-makers, journalists, and academic researchers.

 THE RESEARCH team from the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute.

Women should feel safe and supported in spaces intended for them - editorial

Events centered on women’s empowerment must embody the values they seek to promote.

 Eilat Women's Festival advertisement

'Repressive and discriminatory': Int'l envoys urge Taliban to reverse policies excluding women

The session also reaffirmed the role of NGOs and humanitarian work in Afghanistan and the necessity of helping Afghans who are suffering in the ongoing humanitarian crisis.

 Hosna Salehi, whose family runs a charity called the House of Kindness, writes on a white board as she teaches children inside a classroom in Herat, Afghanistan, October 27, 2024.