Feminism

Western feminists must stand with Azerbaijani women in Iran - opinion

In the wake of the Iran protests, Western feminists must stand in solidarity with South Azerbaijani women, who are fighting against ethnic discrimination and gender apartheid.

|ByRACHEL AVRAHAM
Narges Mohammadi sits in her apartment in Tehran, Iran, on December 18, 2024.
Demonstrators gather outside the Iranian embassy during a rally in support of nationwide protests in Iran, in London, Britain, January 11, 2026

Iranian feminists understood the revolution better than Europe’s intellectuals - opinion

While Foucault praised Iran’s 1979 revolution as spiritual, Iranian women warned it would mean coercion, veiling, and the erasure of their rights.

|BySAMUEL J. HYDE
A woman shouts at a protest ahead of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, in Rome, Italy, last year.

Women at the threshold of Redemption: From Pharaoh's Egypt to the post-October 7 reality - opinion

The message is unmistakable: Moral courage, not submission, is what sustains holiness.

|ByZEHAVIT GROSS
‘Zahara – Wing,’ Ayelet Carmi, 2025. Wood, plastic, oil paint, silver leaf. Collection of the artist.

Bliss: Exploring feminine identity through art at Ticho House

Explore "Bliss" at Ticho House, where contemporary and historical art merge to unravel complex narratives of femininity, identity, and transformation.

|ByJENNA ROMANO

When God, Jesus, Allah were women: Online show of feminist, religious art

The exhibition, available in three languages, presents works by Jewish, Muslim, Druze and Christian artists who reflect on their relationship with freedom, physical presence and faith

FEBRUARY 9, 2021ByJOY BERNARD
ORTHODOX ISRAELI artist Nechama Golan’s photograph ‘Women’s Book’ (2000).

B-52 Bombers need toilet privacy, USAF concludes as more women enlist

With roughly 40 hours of constant flight, a B-52 crew is likely to use the bathroom on missions.

FEBRUARY 5, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A U.S. Air Force B-52 from Minot Air Force Base is aerial refueled by a KC-135 Stratotanker over the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility Dec. 30, 2020. The B-52 Stratofortress is a long-range, heavy bomber that is capable of flying at high subsonic speeds at altitudes of up to 50,000 feet an

Jewish-Croatian sci-fi icon Mira Furlan dies at 65

Furlan fled her native Croatia facing antisemitic and misogynistic threats before coming to the US, starring in iconic roles in 'Babylon 5' and 'Lost.'

JANUARY 25, 2021ByAARON REICH, HAGAY HACOHEN
MIRA FURLAN was a star on the Croatian stage before emigrating to the US.

Honoring feminist icon Betty Friedan 15 years after her death

A worldwide webinar marks the 100th anniversary of the feminist icon’s birth

JANUARY 13, 2021ByMURIEL FOX
Friedan leads biggest-ever march of over 100,000 people in Washington DC in July 1978 to demand an extension to the deadline for ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment.

Pope, in new decree, allows more roles for women in Church

The pope said he wanted to bring "stability, public recognition" to women already serving in the roles.

JANUARY 11, 2021ByREUTERS
Pope Francis kisses a child during the Wednesday general audience in Saint Peter's square at the Vatican, June 20, 2018.

No Holds Barred: Kamala Harris’s crusade against ‘revenge pornography’

Harris is right to focus on the catastrophic effects of revenge pornography on women. But even the everyday, garden-variety of porn consumed is incredibly destructive.

JANUARY 5, 2021BySHMUELY BOTEACH
PHOEBE DYNEVOR stars as Daphne Bridgerton in ‘Bridgerton,’ a TV show primarily dedicated to the premise that the British aristocracy schemed and lied in order to marry for money.

Arrest of Palestinian feminist icon DJ Sama highlights repressive regime

It’s not often that Zionists and anti-Israel BDS activists agree, but when it comes to DJ Sama, many were on the same page.

JANUARY 4, 2021ByEMILY SCHRADER
The Nabi Musa shrine where the DJ’s show took place two weeks ago.

Can one iconic feminist bring our awaited gender revolution?

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

JANUARY 2, 2021ByGAL BEN HAIM
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris jointly named Time's 'Person of the Year'

Jewish feminist Beate Sirota Gordon changes women’s rights in Japan

Jeff Gottesfeld calls Gordon “the most significant feminist of the 20th century you may have never have heard of. ”

DECEMBER 30, 2020ByMADDY ALBERT/JTA
Beate Sirota Gordon at American Japanese Festival in 1938.

Rabbi Herzl Henkin, pioneer of women’s leadership in Orthodoxy, dies

Henkin and his wife, Rabbanit Chana Henkin, founded a program for women to study the laws of family purity and answer Jewish legal questions on the subject.

DECEMBER 25, 2020BySHIRA HANAU/JTA
Rabbi Yehuda Herzl Henkin and his wife, Chana, started a groundbreaking program for Orthodox women to answer questions of Jewish law.