This policy document examines the possibilities of implementing “housing for all” in Israel, by means of comparison with and learning from the policy of universal housing in Vienna, the capital of Austria

What Israel needs is more help-tech workers, more positions for help-tech workers in the public services, and higher salaries that will not discourage women (as well as men) from entering and remaining in the help-tech professions

The decision to engage in gender budgeting was made more than seven years ago, but it will take more time and the overcoming of numerous challenges along the way before full implementation actually occurs

The story of what happened to Bilal, a teenager from an “unrecognized” village, during the Corona crisis reflects the changes that occurred in the daily lives of young Bedouins living in the Negev. The character is based on the experience of a real person

The following vignette, “Rivki”, follows what happened to her during the Corona epidemic. It reflects the change that occurred in the daily lives of Haredi women in Israel, and particularly self-employed women. Rivki is based on a real person and research done for the vignette

The story of Shmuel, a senior citizen from Beer Sheba, reflects the huge change that occurred in the daily lives of senior citizens in Israel who were leading independent lives prior to the epidemic. The character is based on citations collected in the framework of interviews with senior citizens during the first year of the epidemic

While attention was focused on coronavirus departments and on vaccinations, one aspect of the epidemic remained at the margins of public attention: mental health.

The differential impact on Israelis from diverse population groups

One year after the outbreak of the Corona pandemic in Israel, it is abundantly clear that the crisis has been a gendered one, impacting women and men differently

This annual Adva Center socio-economic report focuses on the effect of the corona crisis on three population groups and illuminates a number of other factors relevant to the crisis