Gender
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.
Jerusalem Women's Film Festival explores trauma, healing, and hope - preview
Vietnam targets natural birth sex ratio by 2035 with crackdown on fetal sex selection
Study: How donors can improve humanitarian aid for women
New AI tool created to combat gender bias in fairytales
Out of 33,577 events analyzed in the study, 69% were linked to male characters, while 31% were connected to female characters.
A ‘gender-sensitive’ Hebrew Bible translation hit digital shelves. Not everyone is happy
The Revised Jewish Publication Society edition of the Bible is the first major update to the JPS translation of the Tanakh in nearly 40 years.
Did prehistoric Europe have a non-binary view of gender? - study
Biases and sources of error make it difficult to determine the sex and gender of ancient remains.
‘Valeria is Getting Married’: On arranged marriages and power imbalances
Michal Vinik is interested in issues that have to do with gender and power and this movie focuses on a severe power imbalance in an arranged marriage.
The importance and benefits of promoting gender equality
Israeli women make up less than third of top business posts - report
The report looked at 100 leading companies in the various sectors and industries that make up the Israeli economy.
LGBTQ+ families are as healthy or healthier than heteronormative ones -study
An analysis found that parental sexual orientation is not an important determinant of childhood development.
Improving women’s equality helps men live longer too- study
Researchers found that gender equality in education had the strongest association with longer life expectancy for both genders.
Protests break out in Iran over schoolgirl illnesses
Iran rejected what it views as foreign meddling and "hasty reactions" and said on Friday it was investigating the causes of the incidents.
Purim: The varying interpretations of the Book of Esther
The Book of Esther is an ongoing challenge in terms of family relations, responsibility, the nature of celebration, the import of records, the nature of historical “truth,” etc.
