Women

Although 142,000 women experienced physical violence from their partner, only about 41% sought assistance. The gap is also prominent against the backdrop of an increase in the number of violence cases since the beginning of the war, compared to a decrease in the number of complaints. Women's organizations warn: "Responsibility for violence against women cannot be that of a social organization, but...

The Fire and Rescue Authority has launched the "Fire in the Eyes" pre-enlistment program to boost female representation in operational units. The program offers physical and mental training to help candidates pass the selection process. Reshef Yamit Aharon: "When I started, there were those who raised an eyebrow."

The "groupies" in Nazi Germany who adored the tyrant were not necessarily attracted to his physical appearance, but desired him because in their eyes he radiated power and control. Particularly persistent women, who obsessively sent him explicit letters, were punished and sent to a concentration camp or labor camp on the grounds that they were "distracting the Führer from his important work."

In the documentary series "Money of Their Own" on Kan 11, successful Israeli entrepreneurs and executives discuss the barriers they faced on their path to the top.

A 2016 sleep laboratory study has confirmed that women require more sleep than men to function properly. Experts point to the concept of "mental load" as the primary factor behind this need.

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.

Eden Harel-Menashe, who recently joined the "MasterChef" program, speaks candidly about the complex struggles of women behind the scenes and the exhausting definition that causes them to hide their difficulties.