
Opinion For Palestinians, Only God Is a DJ
The arrest of Palestinian DJ Sama Abdulhadi after she played a set at the Nabi Musa complex wasn’t merely a struggle between secularism and religiosity
The women’s rights movement is diverse social movement that pushes to secure equal legal and social standing as men and eradicate discrimination based on gender.
Women’s rights movements have fought to address issues including domestic and sexual violence, lack of access to education, reproductive rights, the gender-pay gap, equal representation of women in the political sphere and the workforce, the right to own property and to vote.
The arrest of Palestinian DJ Sama Abdulhadi after she played a set at the Nabi Musa complex wasn’t merely a struggle between secularism and religiosity
Supreme Court president says complaints shouldn't have to wait long to testify, and their cases will be heard by a mixed-gender panel
Elsa Gidoni's buildings in New York and Berlin became famous, but her work in 1930s Tel Aviv was largely forgotten. Now Gidoni and other female pioneering architects receive the spotlight
Haneen Hossam and Mawada Eladhm are accused of recruiting young women for 'indecent jobs that violate the principles and values of the Egyptian society'
As a third nationwide coronavirus lockdown takes its toll on the economy, advocacy group says women reported they were dismissed or sent on unpaid leave, while men at their work places remain employed
The university is the first in Israel to require gender balance in committees, and by doing so hopes to increasing the number of female professors at the university
Forget the secular justice system: we’re ‘handling’ sexual abuse in-house, with crimes turned into sins and punishment into repentance. No wonder ultra-Orthodox rabbis have become sex abusers’ most devout defenders
Finance Minister Yisrael Katz says he will back a measure to extend payments to women who would lose both unemployment and maternity benefits due to the coronavirus, following Haaretz report
Blog posts accusing a famous Egyptian film director of sexual harassment and assault raise little hope for an investigation, but put the question of social punishment on the agenda
In the absence of an agreement on an amendment, women who lost their jobs during the pandemic will be trapped in a limbo from next week, receiving no maternity allowances or unemployment benefits
Enforcement, rehabilitation, prevention and education are needed for Israel to truly claim its place among the ranks of progressive countries fighting to end prostitution and human trafficking
Deputy Attorney General Dina Zilber takes a stand in response to Nature and Parks Authority ‘pilot project’ at Dead Sea
In 2019, a bus driver refused Dr. Bar-On permission to board a bus while letting men waiting behind her alight ■ Egged has been dealt several accusations, lawsuits for violating the rights of female passengers
Following Haaretz expose, city hall to reprint the exhibit of female soccer players
Constant abuse forced me out of Saudi Arabia. For other women, it means being thrown into jail. Mohammed bin Salman’s ‘women’s rights’ campaign, and talk of a ‘new’ Saudi Arabia, remains just slick PR
'These poverty rates belong to other worlds, not Israel,' social services minister tells Haaretz, as figures show many who have never turned to government assistance are doing it for the first time during the coronavirus crisis
Photographer Alma Machness-Kass, whose photo series documenting women’s soccer teams was spray-painted in black, says 'just the opposite' of what she intended happened
Judge sets precedent in awarding Chile Ezra legal residency after she was kidnapped in Hungary and brought to Israel for prostitution, but authorities might seek to overturn decision
Potential appointment reflects major backsliding recently on the part of Israeli society in its attitude towards women
Women's rights groups protest appointment of Amit Aisman, who received a warning a few years ago for making inappropriate sexual remarks to women at work
Biden campaign communications director Kate Bedingfield will serve as Biden’s White House communications director. Jen Psaki, a longtime Democratic spokeswoman, will be his press secretary
New study shows other countries are investing at least 10 times as much relative to their national budget as cases spike during pandemic
A pilot program would train hotel staff to spot evidence of sexual assault and prevent it, while proposed legislation would expand victims' rights
Women players were exposed to coronavirus on commercial flight returning to Crete while men's national team avoided exposure by flying on private jets
Acting on Australian complaints, Qatar prosecutor said officers acted without permission when they summoned medical staff to search women while on hunt for mother of child abandoned in a bathroom
Justices said there were no grounds for the court to intervene in schools' policy on pant length, but one of them warned against discriminatory enforcement