The New Mechitza
Israel's publicly funded universities now offer gender-segregated programs to help the ultra-Orthodox earn degrees. But at what price?...
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Opinion | A Feminist Bounty—and Quandary
When Hillary Clinton ran for president, her being a woman was icing on the cake. I love icing, so I jumped into her campaign without hesitation. In 2008, I liked Barack Obama, but I felt Clinton had...
At the DC Dyke March, Jewish Groups Protest Star of David Policy
A group of Jewish Zionist supporters gathered in Washington, DC on Friday to protest the DC Dyke March’s ban on Israeli flags and Pride flags with the Star of David in the middle. ...
Star of David Pride Flags Unwelcome at DC Dyke March
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The June 7th DC Dyke March will prohibit participants from carrying Israeli flags and Pride flags with the Star of David in the middle, according to one of its organizers. ...
Five Things to Know This Week: What Did the Women’s March Mean for the Democrats?
With thousands of participants taking to the streets across the nation on Saturday, the third Women’s March provided a defining moment for the movement, and even more so for the future face of liberals in American politics. ...
Three Women You Should Know
Gal Lusky, founder of Israeli Flying Aid (IFA), has brought humanitarian help into some of the world’s most dangerous conflict zones. Lusky was born on Kibbutz Hokok in northern Israel, and she says her upbringing provided her with independence, while her Jewish values taught her...
It’s Time for the Israeli Government to Take a Stand Against Gender-Based Violence
In early December, under banners declaring “This is an emergency” and carrying signs with pictures of the 24 women murdered in 2018, more than 20,000 women gathered in Rabin Square in Tel Aviv to protest against femicide and gender-based violence in Israel....
Rebecca Traister Is Mad. And That’s Okay.
Rebecca Traister is angry. She is angry, and every day strangers criticize her rage, or tell her she sounds like a fool, or that attractive women should not get angry....
Abby Stein: A Gender Transition Through a Jewish Lens
Abby Stein is the first openly transgender ex-Hasid and a lightning rod for Hasidic trans-youth....
How Have Female Clergy Transformed Jewish Life, Ritual and Practice?
Forty-six years after the first American woman rabbi was ordained, Judaism is transformed. ...