International Women’s Day

Rachel Goldberg-Polin: A mother's strength and resilience after Oct. 7 - interview

After her son, Hersh, was kidnapped on Oct. 7, Goldberg-Polin became one of the most prominent figures fighting for the return of the hostages.

 ‘WE WERE nervous because we were told that we were going to be attacked.’ Jon Polin and Rachel Goldberg-Polin leave the stage after speaking at the Democratic National Convention, in Chicago in August.
 'Our voices are heard' event in honor of slain female observers

'Our Voices Are Heard': Honoring the slain female observers of October 7

 OVER 3,200 women are expected to participate in this year’s Maccabiah, with the goal of full gender equality by 2029.

Maccabiah 2025 celebrates continued commitment to advancing women in sports

 "Empowering Ethiopian Women" Association

In honor of International Women's Day: Empowering Ethiopian Women in Haifa


Networking event empowers women in tech, celebrates female resilience

The Tel Aviv event, supported and hosted by Point at Azrieli, was organized by WIT-Israel director Jenyfer Jerbi, who co-founded the Israeli branch in 2020, during COVID.

 The Women In Technology-Israel event in Tel Aviv.

Pictures from a woman’s life

The works in “Pictures from a Woman’s Life” reflect the artist’s voyage during her life as far as dealing with femininity, specifically the complexity between intimacy and loneliness.

 Debbie Oshrat embroiders stories in tea.

University of Haifa unveils 'Faces and Words' art installation on Israeli Women's Day

The project emerged from a sense of disappointment at the international community's failure to address the sexual violence perpetrated against Israeli women.

 The art installation, Faces and Words, was created to encapsulate the stories and feelings of women in the University of Haifa community.

Should Women Wait Until 2061 For Equality? Not An Option

To accelerate gender equality in the world of innovation, active action on several levels is needed, and now is not the time.

 Dr. Esther Luzzato

Maccabi World Union calls on world to recognize Hamas sexual violence

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'They were tied to trees': Hero farmer honors victims of October 7 sexual assault

In an interview with TML, Rami Davidian reflects on the harrowing experiences of young women during the October 7 attacks and calls for global support and recognition.

 Rami Davidian, an Israeli farmer who saved hundreds of young Israelis from the Nova massacre attends the annual Jerusalem Conference of the 'Besheva' group in Jerusalem, on February 26, 2024. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90

Grapevine, March 10, 2024: The buck stops here?

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 BNAI BRITH EXECUTIVES (from left) Mano Cohen, Dan Mariaschin, and Ilan Shchori.

Women's strength: Small beacons of light in a vast sea of darkness - opinion

The distinctive vulnerability of women and girls during armed attacks was exposed on October 7, but so too was the strength of the women of Israel. 

 Families of Israelis who were murdered by Hamas terrorists at the Nova festival place pictures of their loved ones outside the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on February 7, 2024.

New campaign raises awareness for female hostages on International Women's Day

The campaign video contains footage of 14 women pacing around in cells, while text flashes by, asking viewers if they are able to "ignore them now."

 A woman looks at posters depicting missing Israeli citizens likely among the hostages held in Gaza, with the word "kidnapped," following Saturday's attack by the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas against Israel, in a street in Paris, France, October 13, 2023.

Remembering those the world has forgotten on Int. Women's Day - comment

Today, on International Women’s Day, I look past the names to find out a bit about each woman, whose whereabouts have remained unknown since their brutal kidnap on October 7. 

 FOUR YOUNG women hostages before and after their capture.

First Lady Michal Herzog: Silence from women in UN is 'deafening'

Israeli women have been at the forefront of presenting the realities of the Oct. 7 atrocities on the global stage, and no one has been a more prominent advocate for Israeli women than Michal Herzog.

 MICHAL HERZOG