Women's rights
Karachi Women’s March takes place under restrictions on clothing, slogans, LGBTQ content
The incident triggered strong criticism, including allegations of police misconduct and unlawful detention of activists.
Women’s rights activist Moran Katzenstein joins Democrats, Golan vows to advance gender equality
Meet the lionesses of Iran leading the fight for freedom
Young Yemeni woman's suicide prompts calls for new legislation on women’s rights
More female representation in government, please - opinion
Women are not better than men, but they are also no worse. It is time to meet the challenge laid down decades ago by our one and only female leader.
Health implications for women harassed on public transport - study
Public transport is prone to harassment situations towards women because the high passenger density in confined spaces creates a conducive environment for unwanted behaviors.
First Lady Michal Herzog slams global women's rights organizations for failure to act
Michal Herzog said that Israeli and Jewish women felt "betrayed by the deafening silence" of human and women's rights organizations around the world, which chose not to respond to or address Oct.7.
Iranian women are 'not afraid' to shed hijab on streets of Tehran report shows
The punishment for not wearing a hijab is largely financial, although there are new systems to report women not complying with hijab rules to the morality police.
Kosovo sexual assault awareness activist visits Israel in solidarity with victims of Hamas crimes
"I would have wished to believe that we have come a long way since Kosovo and was devastated to witness this apathy, the ignorance and insensitivity towards these crimes,"
Israeli women-owned start-ups struggle to survive under shadow of war with Hezbollah
Northern Israel’s ‘Galiladies’ program aims to keep businesses afloat as citizens displaced by the ongoing conflict with Hezbollah wait to return home.
There is a lack of women in Israeli ministry leadership - opinion
This trend of removing the few women in the senior public ranks is compounded by the fact that the 37th government removed all female directors-general serving in government ministries.
Iran's Khamenei suggests West destroys women’s dignity in social media post
The Iranian Supreme Leader took to X this week to chastise the West over its treatment of women.
Human rights groups’ hypocrisy on Hamas rape - opinion
Respect has been forfeited from self-described human rights advocates when they failed to defend the human right of Jewish women to not be raped.
UK home secretary makes jokes about spiking his wife's drink
James Cleverly is facing calls to resign after making jokes at a Downing Street reception about date rape drugs.
