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"Never again!": American Jewish women are arming themselves in self-defense

The Jewish-American poet Emma Lazarus wrote the sonnet inscribed on the base of the Statue of Liberty.

Trump’s attacks on diversity are an assault on everyone’s history

By JUDITH ROSENBAUM/JTA

US first lady Melania Trump sits as International Women of Courage Award recipient Amit Soussana, an Israeli former hostage kidnapped during the October 7, 2023, attack on Israel by Hamas, speaks during a ceremony at the Department of State in Washington, DC, US, April 1, 2025

Amit Soussana among global honorees at 2025 Int'l Women of Courage Awards

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

An illustrative image of wildfires caused by climate change.

Climate crisis hits women hardest, Tel Aviv conference reveals

By ARIELA OHRENSTEIN

ALMA GERSHUNI.

Three artists, three questions: Israeli female artists for Int'l Women's Month

Tal Kahlon

Artistic and romantic abundance: Wedding dresses that succeed in combining fashion and art

By WALLA! MAZAL TOV

Shaved legs

Kim Kardashian's genius shortcut is worth imitating

By KARIN ARAD/WALLA!

UN women silent on Israeli victims, loud on Palestinian grievances

By Dr. Deborah Soffen/The Media Line

Mifal Hapais leaders panel: snat Elroy, Rahel Atedgi, and Merav Brandfeld together with Tamar Uriel-Beeri

Recognized and valued: Mifal Hapais leaders on female leadership and social impact

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Professor Irit Bahar, the Head of Ophthalmology at Beilinson and the Sharon Hospital of the Clalit Group

'Don’t underestimate yourself': Medical leader Prof. Irit Bahar inspires women across industries

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Israel's First Lady, Michal Herzog, addressing the crowd at the Jerusalem Post's Women's Summit 2025.

Michal Herzog to 'Post': Why are women not involved in hostage negotiations?

By JOANIE MARGULIES

Hila Korach and Shabi Shemer

It's already a tradition: Mizrahi Tefahot's leading women in real estate conference

By Ofer Petersburg

Increased daytime sleepiness doubles dementia risk in women over 80, study finds. Illustration.

Increased daytime sleepiness doubles dementia risk in women over 80, study finds

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

SOME OF THE thousands of asylum seekers, mainly from Sudan and Eritrea, who are living in Tel Aviv.

Asylum-seeking, refugee women in Israel endure higher poverty rates and exploitation

By JOANIE MARGULIES

Female combat soldiers in the mixed-gender Caracal Battalion train in urban warfare.

As war continues, it's time to empower Israeli women

The event, initiated by Mali Kusha, director of the Medonna – Women for Health organization, was a collaboration with First Lady Michal Herzog and Health Ministry Director-General Moshe Bar Siman Tov.

Israel’s women’s health crisis: survey reveals major gaps in care, government launches task force

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Three women – Neomi, Shani, Nastia – who all survived the Supernova Music Festival massacre on October 7 are seen in the IDF reserves, their faces blurred as they are on active duty.

‘We will serve again’: Three women who survived the Nova massacre and joined the IDF reserves

Director Meira Lerner: 'Our voices are a huge part of what needs to encompass community life.'

World Emunah Women’s Leadership in Israel conference inspires a new generation

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF , In collaboration with World Emunah