Tag: Gender Equality

The Hadassah Foundation focuses on advancing gender equity in the United States and Israel, supporting organizations that promote women's rights and address critical issues faced by women, such as the aftermath of terror attacks and wartime needs.
The PBS Kids show, "Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum," recently aired an episode about Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and tech executive Sheryl Sandberg spoke at a special session at the United Nations, along with Hillary Rodham Clinton and Israeli first responders, to raise awareness of the sexual violence committed by Hamas on October 7.
An opinion piece discusses the lack of attention given to the war crimes committed against women by Hamas during the conflict in Gaza.
Claudia Goldin, a Jewish scholar at Harvard University, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics for her extensive research on gender disparities in the labor market.
Dr. Yofi Tirosh warns that Israel's new far-right government, supported by ultra-Orthodox parties, poses a threat to the rights of Israeli women.
In this article, Véronique Mottier, a scholar at Jesus College, University of Cambridge, explores the relationship between xenophobic nationalist parties in Europe and their supposed commitment to gender equality and women's rights.
Vronique Mottier of the University of Cambridge discusses how populist parties in European countries like Switzerland, France, Italy, and the Netherlands strategically align themselves with the feminist movement to advance their anti-immigrant agendas.
The author reflects on the issue of "manels" (all-male panels) in Jewish institutions and argues that the problem goes beyond gender representation.
In this article, Abbe Gluck, a former clerk to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, discusses the impact of Ginsburg on herself and gender equality in the United States.
In this article, Mali Brofsky responds to a paper by Dr. Shana Strauch Shick and Dr. Yoel Finkelman on women's participation in public discourse within Modern Orthodoxy.
The "manel phenomenon," in which all-male panels dominate public discussions in the Modern Orthodox community, is a concerning issue.
In this episode of Unorthodox, linguist John McWhorter discusses his upcoming book on curse words and his love for Yiddish.
The last thirty years have seen ongoing tensions at the Western Wall between Women of the Wall, advocating for women's prayer rights, and haredi Jews resisting changes to traditional practices.
In Tel Aviv, a controversy arose over the use of a mechitzah at a religious event in Rabin Square.
The text explores the implications and complexities of feminism in contemporary society, addressing issues such as gender equality, feminist empowerment, and the changing dynamics within social and professional spheres.
Malka Schaps, a Haredi theoretical mathematician, made history as Israel's first female Haredi dean at Bar-Ilan University.