Women and girls
Five years after Taliban takeover, Afghan women remain trapped in deepening rights crisis
The Afghan women who spoke to The Media Line said that words could hardly capture the hardships they have endured in exile, while their loved ones continue to face difficult conditions back home.
European Parliament demands Pakistan free 13-year-old Christian girl in forced marriage, conversion
The Israeli-Bedouin women’s rights activist bringing women to the negotiation table - interview
Pressure builds on Palestinian girls to marry as Gaza sees rise in child marriage rates - UNFPA
Merav Michaeli speaks with Sweden’s foreign minister
Israeli-Swedish relations are beginning to warm up again, after a few tense years since the 2014 Gaza War.
Immediate action needed for Yemeni women and girls' health, safety - UNFPA
The UNFPA estimated that some 1.5 million women and girls in Yemen will be unable to access health and protection services, as needs for these resources grow.
Women in Afghanistan: UNFPA calls for urgent healthcare funding
The UNFPA called for funding, estimating that the situation in Afghanistan could lead to an additional 51,000 maternal deaths and 4.8 million unintended pregnancies.
BGU program promoting girls in STEM wins Astronautical Federation G3 prize
The G3 award is granted yearly to organizations who work for diversity in the field of space research and have shown excellent results.
Israeli ninth-grader wins gold at European Girls Mathematical Olympiad
Ninth-grader Noga Friedman of Rehovot's De Shalit Middle School won a gold medal and Ya'ara Shulman, a tenth-grader who studies at Herzliya's Rishonim High School, won a silver medal.
My aim was for moms to connect, support and empower one another through my business ventures
Tel Aviv launches app to increase women's safety in public spaces
SafeUp's "guardians" are now available 24/7 to assist any women in the city who feel unsafe via phone calls, video calls and location sharing.
Why is Int'l Women's Day important in Israel?
While it’s true that women are capable of achieving almost anything in Israel, it’s also true that they often don’t. Why? Is it because they simply don’t want to? Or are there other factors at play?
Remembering women’s rights on Int'l Women’s Day - and everyday
Women face uphill climb to equality in the MENA region.
Queen Esther helped me become the hero of my own Persian Jewish story
When met with a crisis — when the king’s evil adviser, Haman, decreed that all the Jews were to be killed — Esther looked deep within herself and realized she had strength.
