News and updates about women

'This is harassment': Woman rips off her shirt during Bnei Brak protest

Woman protesting against 'erasure of women' in Bnei Brak removes her shirt in front of a crowd of haredim.

Woman rips off her shirt during Bnei Brak protest

Bus driver orders women to sit in the back of the bus

A group of women were ordered to sit in the back of the bus by a driver who felt their clothes were immodest.

Bus driver orders women to sit in the back of the bus

'Right-wing government does not have to accept terror'

MK Limor Son Har-Melech responds to uproar, promises to support 'every woman as she believes.'

'Right-wing government does not have to accept terror'

Watch: Anti-woke commercial goes viral - 'We're fighting back'

One company is standing up to 'pervasive woke ideology' - and winning the battle.

Watch: Anti-woke commercial goes viral - 'We're fighting back'

Religious Supreme Court Justice receives women's rights award

Religious Supreme Court Justice Ruchie Freier and Ezras Nashim were honored last week with the '2023 Women of Distinction Award.'

Religious Supreme Court Justice receives women's rights award

How Women are Mastering Hilchos Shabbos Around the World

How women worldwide are learning practical answers to the many questions of keeping Shabbos.

How Women are Mastering Hilchos Shabbos Around the World

Bnei Brak pharmacy covers pictures of women on products

The pharmacy claims that the move was made after discussions with the city's rabbi and representatives of those opposed to the move.

Bnei Brak pharmacy covers pictures of women on products

Mother suspected of killing child in murder-suicide

Woman's husband finds wife and toddler lifeless in family's Haifa home.

Mother suspected of killing child in murder-suicide

New ministry: May Golan appointed Minister for the Advancement of the Status of Women

Knesset approves decision to establish the Ministry for the Advancement of the Status of Women.

May Golan appointed Minister for Advancement of Women

Watch: Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Women Emissaries

Join 4,000 Chabad-Lubavitch Shluchos and guests from across the globe as they renew, recharge and reinvigorate each other at

Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Women Emissaries

Why the gender-obssessed West turned its back on Afghan and Iranian women

In the insane West, the word “woman” no longer has a meaning, and you can get in trouble for using the word - so why save them? Op-ed.

Why the gender-obssessed West abandoned Afghan and Iranian women

Women's rights advocate: Sexual assault on 10-year-old was nationalist terror attack

'This isn't just another shocking rape, it's nationalistically motivated terrorism,' Council of Women's Organizations chair says.

Sexual assault on 10-year-old was nationalist terror attack

Woman suspected of setting fire to ex-husband's apartment

Woman, 46, is arrested on suspicion of setting ex-husband's apartment on fire.

Woman suspected of setting fire to ex-husband's apartment

History at Bar-Ilan University: Nearly 50% of all faculty deans are now women

Female faculty members comprise 50% of the Senate governing body; three new female deans take the reins as the 2022-23 academic year begins.

Nearly 50% of all faculty deans are now women

Women's cycling champion: 'I will race for all Afghan women'

Afghan cycling champion Fariba Hashimi set to sign with Israel cycling team, could become 1st Afghan to start the Tour de France Femmes.

Women's cycling champion: 'I will race for all Afghan women'

Watch: Saudi officials beat women at orphanage as footage sparks outcry

The video, showing officials beating and whipping women at an orphanage, has sparked wide-spread condemnation on social media.

Watch: Saudi officials beat women at orphanage

How Women are Mastering Hilchos Bein Adam L’Chaveiro in this Online Program

Online Program Based on HaGaon Rabbi Berkovits’s Renowned Curriculum

How Women Master Hilchos Bein Adam L’Chaveiro in Online Program

Committee investigating femicide receives expanded powers

Government approves expansion of femicide committee to investigate the murder of women by family members other than their spouses.

Committee investigating femicide receives expanded powers

IDF rescues Jewish woman from Arab village

Lehava organization receives multiple requests from woman trapped in Arab village, advises her to request IDF rescue her.

IDF rescues Jewish woman from Arab village

Mother, drunk, arrested on suspicion of child abuse

Police discover bruised child in rolled-up blanket, arrest mother.

Mother, drunk, arrested on suspicion of child abuse

A post-Roe world will be better for all, especially women

Women need resources and social and financial support, which pro-abortion radicals have tried to eliminate through domestic terrorism.Op-ed

A post-Roe world will be better for all, especially women

Religious Affairs Min. to recognize female halakhic authorities

'The time has come for the State of Israel to celebrate this reality,' Dep. Min. Kahana says.

Religious Affairs Min. to recognize female halakhic authorities

New study issues a warning to women over 50

Women over 50 who snore face an elevated risk of sleep apnea, about 15% of older women are at significant risk of developing sleep apnea.

New study issues a warning to women over 50

Women and copy-cat feminism

This is the best-educated generation of women in human and Jewish history and that speaks for itself..

Women and copy-cat feminism

Over half of working women are burnt out, study shows

New study of 5,000 women finds work-life balance nearly nonexistent, majority of women more stressed than they were one year ago.

Over half of working women are burnt out, study shows

Court cancels child support due to parental alienation

'The father is nothing more than a source of money in the eyes of the mother and children,' Tel Aviv judge notes.

Court cancels child support due to parental alienation

First-of-its-kind report reveals low participation rate of women in Israeli hi-tech

Less than 1/3 of hi-tech university students are women, only 9.4% of startups were established by female entrepreneurs, report shows.

First-of-its-kind report reveals low rate of women in hi-tech

Why Antelope Wedge Sandals are the Ultimate Dress Shoes for Women

Finding the right dress shoes for women isn’t easy. You want stylish shoes that don’t compromise on comfort.

Why Antelope Wedge Sandals are the Ultimate Women's Dress Shoes

Mother who caused infant severe brain damage let off with light sentence

Woman who injected infant with insulin, causing severe and irreversible brain damage, receives nine months of community service, 1k fine.

Mother who caused infant severe brain damage gets light sentence

Do silicone implants harm the nervous system?

Study compared 93 women with silicone implants to 36 women without, finds difference in levels and functioning of autoantibodies.

Do silicone implants harm the nervous system?

Children were hit in their sleep, forced to eat off the floor

Abuse by daycare director and her daughter included beating a sleeping infant, forcing children to eat off the floor 'like animals.'

Children were hit in their sleep, forced to eat off the floor

Unprecedented times...in the merit of righteous women

The devastation of the past two years is a call to take stock.Everyone on the planet is trying to make sense of the drama that unfolded.

Unprecedented times...in the merit of righteous women

Shabak discovers four Israeli women spying for Iran

Four Israeli women caught transferring information to Iranian intelligence.

Shabak discovers four Israeli women spying for Iran

Is the USA really going to draft women?

Fighting to lose -- Will GOP devotion to Jimmy Carter's Selective-Service legacy prove lethal for American women?

Is the USA really going to draft women?

United Hatzalah hits back after poster claims religious 'transgression'

Eli Beer responds to pashkvillim decrying United Hatzalah as transgressing laws of modesty by training women EMTs.

United Hatzalah hits back after poster claims 'transgression'

California professor apologizes for saying 'pregnant women'

'It was not my intention to offend anyone, the worst thing i can do as a human being is be offensive,' professor says.

California professor apologizes for saying 'pregnant women'

Mother indicted for purposely burning child

Child calls his mother a 'swine' - and gets a hot teaspoon to his neck.

Mother indicted for purposely burning child

Daycare closed after staff suspected of child abuse

Sharon-region daycare center ordered closed for two months after recording devices raise questions of abuse.

Daycare closed after staff suspected of child abuse

Abusive daycare provider to be sentenced

Court expected to hand Carmel Mauda, who abused children in her daycare, several years behind bars.

Abusive daycare provider to be sentenced

The power of women

Sometimes hidden, sometimes front stage, women can set the tone for societal interaction.

The power of women