Feminism

Teenage girl murdered after refusing arranged marriage to cousin, Iraqi women’s rights group claims

The murder was reportedly carried out under the justification of “washing shame,” a term associated with honor killing.

A young Iraqi girl who has reached the age of wearing a hijab, is clothed in the head covering worn by many Muslim women for the first time during a ceremony organised at the Basra International Stadium in Iraq's southern city of Basra on December 11, 2025.
DISCO CEILING in Arlington, Texas. The 1970s saw the social revolution known as Women’s Lib.’

'All Afternoon': Feminism comes to River Ridge - book review

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New documentary spotlights Jewish feminist NYC sanitation artist

Nick Fuentes, professional incel, attends a rally instead of doing his laundry.

Purim Shpiel: Nick Fuentes’s mother critiques his views on women


In first, Israeli 'Iron Women' flight takes off to London

This is the first such collaboration between El Al, which was chosen to spearhead the program, and the Association for Professional Advancement.

 : An Israel El Al airlines plane is seen after its landing following its inaugural flight between Tel Aviv and Nice at Nice international airport, France, April 4, 2019.

Israeli murders wife in Lod, second femicide in two weeks in city

The police were able to locate the suspect, who had initially fled the scene, in a crashed vehicle after hitting a police car near his home.

An Israel Police officer is seen arresting a man on a highway in an illustrative

Letters to the Editor January 18, 2023: Precautionary and preventative

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

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Is chivalry dead? Men help women to maintain sexism - Israeli study

Men will donate to women in need, provided that it is not a violation of male dominance, according to a new Israeli study.

 A man is seen holding an umbrella open for a woman (illustrative).

Esty Shushan: Israeli feminist, liberal haredi woman fighting for change

Esty Shushan is a symbol of tensions within an ultra-Orthodox community that is slowly evolving but uncomfortable with change.

 Esty Shushan on September 21, 2022, at 1868 restaurant

Untold story of Start-Up Nation: High-impact, low-tech, and undoubtedly female - opinion

Women addressing challenges in ways that differ from their male counterparts is well documented.

 THE WRITER with her mom in her childhood home, 1978.

'The Choice': A feminist novel on Brooklyn hassidic Jewry - review

From the most down-to-earth subjects to the most pristine spirituality, The Choice is some ride.

 BROOKLYN HAREDIM protest coronavirus restrictions in New York City, 2020. The author delves into the entanglements, rivalries and complexities of the Brooklyn hassidic community.

An Israeli prime minister facing misogyny: A feminist look at Golda Meir - review

How Israel's first female prime minister Golda Meir balanced power, coped with discrimination and rejected feminism.

 Prime minister Golda Meir, accompanied by her defense minister Moshe Dayan, meets with soldiers on the Golan Heights after the 1973 Yom Kippur War.

United Arab Emirates celebrates Emirati Women’s Day

Women make up 66% of the workforce, and more women than men are working in the health, education and banking sectors.

People walk outside The Dubai Mall in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, March 12, 2020.

Female influencers in Iran targeted by cyberattacks blame Iranian govn't

The Iranian women have urged Meta to help them stop the cyberattacks that are silencing them.

Iranian flag and cyber code [Illustrative]