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Israel women’s rugby sevens team claims bronze at European championship in Andorra

After an opening loss to Finland, Israel rebounded with dominant wins over Luxembourg, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Bulgaria before edging Slovakia 14-12 in the third-place playoff

ynet Global | 06.15.26

Women dominate Israeli medical schools but vanish from surgery and top-paying roles

Despite women making up 63% of medical students, their share drops through licensing, specialization, and high-paying fields; gender pay gaps persist, with structural barriers and household roles limiting career advancement in medicine

Or Hadar | 06.10.26

Women changemakers from across MENA gather in Abu Dhabi to advance regional dialogue

Delegates from across the Middle East and North Africa discuss peacebuilding, tolerance and cross-border partnerships, while a new study finds most women-led organizations in the region already engage in regional cooperation

ynet Global | 06.04.26

From Pilates to powerlifting: the rise of women in weight training

Women are flocking to weight training, transforming a once male-dominated space; driven by menopause awareness, Ozempic culture and fitness influencers, the trend reflects a broader shift toward strength, resilience and body confidence

Rotem Izak | 06.02.26

Poor sleep may raise early cancer risk, especially in women

Two ASCO studies link sleep disorders to higher cancer risk before age 50, especially in women; insomnia tripled breast cancer risk within five years; researchers stress the findings show correlation, not causation

Eitan Gefen | 05.30.26

Artificial intelligence inherits human bias, reinforcing gender stereotypes

AI systems already influence careers, money and security but are trained on biased human data that reinforces stereotypes like 'doctor equals man' and 'nurse equals woman,' raising concerns not only about discrimination but about who controls AI and how it shapes reality

Daniela Ginzburg | 05.29.26

‘Go back to the kitchen’: Israeli women gamers break stereotypes while facing sexism online

Once mocked or dismissed, Israeli women gamers are building major audiences and communities, inspiring girls to enter the field and showing that gaming is not just for men, even as sexist comments and old stigmas remain

Maya Bar | 05.27.26

She bought a tiny Holon company and now it’s worth 8 billion shekels

From a small Holon business to a global empire: Karen Cohen Khazon built Turpaz into an 8 billion shekel flavor and fragrance group operating in 90 countries through an aggressive worldwide acquisition strategy

Navit Zomer | 05.25.26

17 years, 89,000 surgeries: study reveals how hysterectomies have changed in Israel

Wolfson Medical Center and Health Ministry researchers reviewed all hysterectomies performed in Israel from 2005 to 2021, finding fewer procedures relative to population size, fewer open surgeries and a major shift toward laparoscopy

Eitan Gefen | 05.25.26

She ran 250 miles in an ultramarathon, slept 19 minutes and beat every man on the course

After nearly two and a half days of nonstop running, Rachel Entrekin shattered the course record in one of the world’s toughest ultramarathons, beat every man in the field and showed how mental endurance can erase gender boundaries

Zeev Avrahami | 05.13.26

The pregnancy complication that can be mistaken for normal fatigue

Preeclampsia can develop without clear signs and mimic normal pregnancy symptoms, making awareness crucial; Dr. Orit Bernholtz warns it can be misleading and worsen rapidly

Tzur Gueta | 05.09.26

After years abroad, they came back to Israel: ‘I regret not doing it sooner’

After 16 years in Australia and 20 years in the United States, two Israeli women returned home to war, soaring prices and constant questions about why they chose to come back now

Yael Greti | 05.09.26

On Israel’s frontlines, MDA mothers juggle lifesaving work and raising children

From October 7, responders to frontline paramedics under fire, mothers across Magen David Adom reflect a key element of Israel’s wartime emergency response

ynet Global | 05.03.26

Women’s pain is taken less seriously, and it comes at a cost

Studies of millions of ER visits in Israel and the US found women in pain receive fewer painkillers than men with the same complaints and wait longer for care, a Hebrew University professor explains

Prof. Shoham Choshen-Hillel | 04.28.26

Four years after Iran’s hijab protests: 'The regime uses women for propaganda — with pink weapons'

At the Women of the State conference, Iran experts Dr. Tamar Eilam Gindin and Hanna Jahanforooz described worsening conditions for women under the ayatollahs, saying the protest is about human rights and detainees were forced into pro-regime marches without hijabs

Lior Ben Ari | 04.27.26

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