Women

Mahsa Amini's legacy, four years after her murder by Iran's morality police - editorial

“Women’s problems are not limited to the hijab,” Fattahi said. “Freedom does not simply mean having the freedom to choose whether or not to wear a hijab. This is the most basic of women’s rights.”

A woman hand holds a sign with drawings of a lion and an Iranian woman and the slogan Woman Life Freedom in Paris in France on January 18, 2026. Demonstration in support of the Iranian uprising against the Islamic and in favor of the return of Reza Pahlavi.
Market goers shop at the HER Tel Aviv International Summer Festival in Tel Aviv, September 3, 2026.

Women immigrant-owned businesses featured at massive market at HER Tel Aviv festival

A view of the Eiffel Tower is seen in Paris, France, April 13, 2025

Eiffel Tower workers protest after female staff removed during Hindu delegation visit

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When women are asked to disappear - opinion


Iranian women’s football team player says she rejected Australia offer

“My homeland is like my mother. If until yesterday, I had a duty to play on the field, from today I am obliged to be in the street beside the people of my country,” she said.

MEMBERS OF the Islamic Republic of Iran team pose prior to the AFC Women's Asian Cup Group A match between South Korea and Iran at Robina Stadium on the Gold Coast, Australia, March 2, 2026.

Women more likely than men to develop chronic pain after injury, study finds

Men have faster mechanisms of pain resolution, partly influenced by a difference in testosterone levels.

Illustrative image of a woman suffering from pain.

What turning 50 taught me about aging, identity, and purpose - opinion

What does it mean to be 50 in Israel? For me, it was a chance to rethink my career, my purpose, and the future.

"But 50 was just 50. There's no getting around it."

Shaping Israel’s music: Inside the workshops of women luthiers

Although their numbers are few, women luthiers are making their mark and providing skilled work in Israel.

An illustrative image of a luthier at work.

'I am Turkish, I am a woman, and I support Israel': Inside Turku Avci's journey

Turku Avci shares her journey of resistance, standing firm in her support for Israel amid mounting threats.

SHE HAS now chosen to live in Israel, studying political science at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Pictured: At the Western Wall, before the war.

Holding the home front: Women’s lives in wartime Israel

Across the country, women are sustaining families, communities, and institutions while living with the uncertainty of conflict with Iran, their stories revealing the resilience of the home front.

ACROSS ISRAEL, women are sustaining families, communities, and institutions while living with the uncertainty of conflict with Iran.

Meghan Markle set to lead a $1,930-a-ticket women's retreat

The retreat, called Her Best Life, will feature a schedule of wellness and connection activities.

 Meghan, Duchess of Sussex; illustrative

Bedouin lawyer Hanan Alsanah eyes politics to advance Arab-Jewish partnership, women’s leadership

“I am a Bedouin feminist human rights lawyer as a peace builder,” Alsanah said at the outset, describing the identity she says she has “paid a very high price” to claim.

Hanan Alsanah is the only one among her sisters to attend university.

Ministry publishes list of mikvaot with shelters nearly two weeks into war, following ITIM appeal

The announcement came after days in which women were left without a clear official tool to determine which facilities met wartime safety requirements.

 Restored mikveh in White Stork Synagogue, Wroclaw, Poland.

Female player on Iran's soccer delegation changes mind on Australian asylum, to return home

Concerns about the players' safety upon their return home grew after Iranian state television labeled the team "wartime traitors" for refusing to sing the national anthem during a women's Asian Cup.

MEMBERS OF the Islamic Republic of Iran team pose prior to the AFC Women's Asian Cup Group A match between South Korea and Iran at Robina Stadium on the Gold Coast, Australia, March 2, 2026.