Gender Equality

Yashar party chairman Gadi Eizenkot has signed the Women Directors Forum charter, pledging to ensure equal gender representation on his party list and to advocate for women in senior government roles.

13 women heading local authorities in Israel signed a petition by the 5050 initiative demanding the alternating placement of women and men on the lists for the Knesset. The appeal comes ahead of the submission of the lists, against the backdrop of large gaps in female representation between the parties.

Adi Sofer-Teeni recalls the difficult conversation in high school where they tried to prevent her from studying physics, and explains how her childhood as a latchkey kid in Savyon shaped her path to the top of the high-tech industry.

Television presenter and media personality Maayan Adam was shocked to discover that not a single party is headed by a woman ahead of the upcoming elections. In a poignant social media post, she calls for soul-searching: '50% of the population and not even 1% of leaders?'

Choosing a high school track that combines mathematics, physics, and computer science is a springboard for a career in high-tech. Despite the clear benefits, not enough girls choose this path: it starts as early as kindergarten where they are sent to play with dolls rather than robots, but schools also fail to convey a message of capability. Education experts and students who have taken on the...

The National Human Rights Commission determined that charging women extra for towels, soap, and hair dryers, while men receive them for free, is gender discrimination. An inspection in the city of Gyeongsan found that 22 out of 27 bathhouses checked practiced this. The commission proposed a simple solution: a deposit from all customers.

Where was the anxiety about the lack of balance during all the years when almost everyone sitting around the table was a man?

Women are the majority in the civil service, academia, and many systems – but only 9% of senior executives are women. As long as women who reach the top are still counted as an exceptional event, it is impossible to talk about true equal opportunity.

For years, it has been customary to speak of a "glass ceiling": the invisible barrier that prevents talented women from advancing to the most senior positions. But before they collide with the ceiling, they must escape from what is known as the "concrete floor."

Mor Lidani and Gali Nishri, who led the legal battle for women's integration into elite IDF combat units, reflect on the new opportunities available to female recruits. They emphasize that while challenges remain, the normalization of women in combat roles is a significant achievement.

Major A. leads daring operations in Gaza and Lebanon, despite not having planned to stay in the military upon enlistment. After commanding recruits, she realized this was her place. An interview with Major A., the first woman in the role in the elite unit: "Sometimes I found myself sitting in a discussion as the only woman. I focused on what I know how to bring to the table."