Women in the workforce

Israeli women demand more than election promises as parties face pressure over equality

A WIZO survey found that 54% of respondents wanted parties to present clear plans to advance women, as election candidates were questioned about safety, equal pay, and representation.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN
FROM LEFT: Ziva Glanz of Haredi Public, Lali Deri of People of Israel, Democrats MK Naama Lazimi, Yashar candiate Inbar Yehezkeli, Pnina Tameno-Shete of Blue and White, Israel First candidate Sharren Haskell, and journalist Dafna Liel. (WIZO).
Women make up roughly a quarter of Israel’s Knesset, but their representation thins considerably at the highest levels of political power.PremiumPremium

Where are all the women? Why Israel still struggles to put women at the top of politics

As Israel heads to elections, women remain present in politics but largely absent from its highest ranks

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The United Nations headquarters before a meeting on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty at the UN, in New York City, US, April 27, 2026.

Ecuadorean candidate for UN chief says world body must shrink

Guterres' successor will face an enormous task of revitalizing an organization in crisis with declining stature.

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Frieda Ross, President of World Emunah

World Emunah: The women who are holding Israel together

Resilience not as an abstract Israeli virtue, but a daily labor performed overwhelmingly by women whose contributions often remain out of frame.

|ByRONNIE ROSENMAN, IN COLLABORATION WITH WORLD EMUNAH

Teva honored for gender equality as women reach 43% of senior management in Israel

Teva received the award for advancing gender equality through women’s representation in management, equal pay, workplace policies, and inclusive culture, according to the announcement.

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Amalia Adler-Waxman, Iris Gilboa, Yael Ashman, receiving the Keshet award for promoting gender equality in corporations, presented by Ilan Flato and Anat Pilzer-Somech at the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange.

Enlight CEO: Iran war reinforces Israel's need for renewable energy

Enlight develops and operates solar power generation facilities, wind turbines and energy storage systems,

APRIL 6, 2026ByIDAN ERETZ/GLOBES/TNS
An electricity-generation plant in the Bedouin village of Tirabin al-Sana in Israel’s Negev Desert. Israel must do more to foster renewable solar, gas, and wind energy.

When the hospital became a battlefield, these women kept life moving forward

For two years, Soroka Medical Center has treated thousands while under attack. Three women doctors share what it means to work, parent, and endure on the frontlines of medicine and war

MARCH 12, 2026ByRONNIE ROSENMAN, IN COLLABORATION WITH SOROKA
Dr. Ofira Azulay. “This hospital feels like home.”

How Israeli women dominate the film industry in ways Hollywood still can't

While Israeli filmmakers face pressure abroad, women have emerged at the center of the industry, bringing new voices and perspectives into focus

FEBRUARY 24, 2026ByHANNAH BROWN
Tom Nesher wins the Ophir Award for Best Director for ‘Come Closer’ in 2024.

Israel hits all-time low in women's political representation. Can it be reversed? - opinion

As Israel heads to the polls, can the next election halt – or deepen – the steady erosion of women’s political representation?

FEBRUARY 24, 2026ByANAT THON-ASHKENAZY
The outlook for increasing women’s participation in political life is bleak, with no women in the ultra-Orthodox parties, not a single party led by a woman, and none even committed to equal representation on their candidate lists.

Israel falls behind in female leadership in government

Israel lags behind OECD in female political representation, report finds.Israel lags behind OECD in female political representation, report finds.

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THEN-PRIME MINISTER Golda Meir meets with then-US president Richard Nixon, as then-secretary of state and national security advisor Henry Kissinger looks on, in the Oval Office of the White House, November 1, 1973.

The innovation gender gap: Why we need more women inventors - opinion

With women accounting for only 16% of patent inventors worldwide, the global economy is missing out on crucial creative potential.

MARCH 8, 2025ByRIVI STEINART
THE WRITER instructs patent attorneys at the Pearl Cohen law firm.

Inside Israel's struggle for true gender equality - opinion

Equality is the foundation for a better society.

MARCH 6, 2025ByUDI SAGI
KETER GROUP employees at the factory in Karmiel: We must combat outdated stereotypes that still prevail – suggesting that technological and managerial positions are predominantly suited for men, the writer affirms.