Sexism

Israel Railways settles with Paralympic medalist over gender discrimination case

A supervisor demanded that Roni Ohayon give up a seat for the disabled because an ultra-Orthodox man refused to sit next to her.

|ByAVICHAY CHAIM
Israel's Roni Ohayon in action during women's goalball at the IBSA World Games in Coventry, Britain August 21, 2023.
Ibtissame Lachgar wearing a top reading that Allah is a lesbian.

Activist arrested for blasphemy in Morocco for 'Allah is a lesbian' T-shirt photo

Ibtissame Lachgar, an LGBT rights campaigner and a co-founder of the Alternative Movement for Individual Freedoms, was arrested in Morocco over allegations of blasphemy.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
WOMEN AND children at a separate beach in Haifa. Supporters of separation see it as pluralism allowing religious people to operate in the public sphere while maintaining their lifestyles, the writer notes.

Israelis oppose gender segregation - opinion

The value of gender equality has eroded in Israel over the past two decades, but the majority of the public does not support separation measures.

|ByASIF EFRAT
A woman holds a sign reading "Serve men, all free!" during a demonstration to call for gender equality and demand an end to violence against women to mark International Women's Day in Marseille, France, March 8, 2025.

French man tied to incel movement arrested for alleged plot to attack women

French authorities said that the 18-year-old man associated and plotted with terrorists to prepare attacks on women.

|ByREUTERS

Ethiopian families, women locked out of public shelter declared ‘men only’ by extremists - report

The extremist haredi faction reportedly spat on Ethiopian families attempting to access the shelter.

JUNE 26, 2025ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
People take shelter in an underground parking lot in Tel Aviv, during ongoing missile attacks from Iran

What is an incel? Inside the ideology likely behind Leed's 'Otley Run massacre' - explainer

Police reportedly believe the Leeds attack suspect may have been motivated partly by incel ideology.

APRIL 29, 2025ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Memorial flowers are placed in a bullet hole in the window of a deli that was one of nine crime scenes after a series of drive-by shootings that left seven people dead in the Isla Vista neighborhood of Santa Barbara, California May 25, 2014. Twenty-two year old Elliot Rodger killed six people before

DeSantis appointee to Florida university board under fire for comments about Jews, women

Scott Yenor has authored several papers criticizing diversity efforts in higher education.

FEBRUARY 20, 2025ByANDREW LAPIN/JTA
Scott Yenor.

The system betrayed our female surveillance soldiers - opinion

Eternal vigilance may be the price of liberty, but it doesn’t work unless someone is listening to the vigilant.

JANUARY 30, 2025ByDOUGLAS BLOOMFIELD
Daniella Gilboa, Naama Levy, Liri Albag and Karina Ariev.

Gender violence in Israel: Country sees 20 femicide cases this year

A report from a leading Israeli femicide institute finds that 20 women were killed for being women in 2024.

NOVEMBER 24, 2024ByEVE YOUNG
A PROTEST against the sexual violence committed in the October 7 massacre – and the international silence afterward – takes place outside UN Headquarters in New York City earlier this month.

Women less likely to share negative feedback online out of fear of backlash

An Israeli-Dutch study found that women are more likely to hold back on negative reviews online out of fear of getting attacked in comments sections.

OCTOBER 20, 2024ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
Average ratings by women on platforms like Google, Amazon, IMDb, TripAdvisor, and Yelp are consistently higher than men’s average ratings.

Sexual harassment rampant: Israel Police publish offenses committed by officers in 2024

Cases involved sexual harassment by police officers against female officers and volunteers, abuse of office, false reporting, and illegal use of force against citizens.

JULY 8, 2024BySHLOMI HELLER
(L-R): National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir; Israel Police Commissioner Kobi Shabtai (illustrative)

2 investigations underway following complaints of sexism at Ziegler rabbinical seminary

The investigations were launched after a group of former rabbinical students complained of shared experience of male favoritism and disrespectful treatment.

MARCH 21, 2024ByASAF ELIA-SHALEV/JTA
Shayna Dollinger, photographed on campus before the relocation of American Jewish University and its Ziegler rabbinical school.

Golf-Female pro's 'mansplaining' video hits hole-in-one with fans

Ball explained she was going through a swing change and followed it up with a perfect tee shot, to which the man responded: "See how much better that was?"

FEBRUARY 23, 2024ByREUTERS
Apr 1, 2023; Augusta, Georgia, USA; Rose Zhang puts a new ball into play after hitting her second shot into the lake at the 15th hole during the final round of the Augusta National Women's Amateur golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club.

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.

DECEMBER 25, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly walks on Downing Street on the day of a cabinet meeting, in London, Britain September 5, 2023

Israel ranks low on Global Sexual Permissiveness Index

Israel's conservative stance on sexuality is reflected in its lower ranking on the Global Permissiveness Index.

OCTOBER 27, 2023ByWALLA!