Budget cuts in the Employment Program for Arab women and men will result in perpetuating the gaps between Jews and Arabs; they also augur damage to the Israeli economy, especially in light of the reduction in the employment of Arabs since the outbreak of war.

In times of crisis, women’s employment is more precarious than men’s. This was true during the Corona epidemic, and this is what is happening today — due mainly to the gender division of labour in the household, reinforced by upsets or closures in the education system, especially during wartime when numerous men are called up to the reserves

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

The report examines the Israeli film industry from the perspective of gender

The corona crisis poses a threat to the advances in gender equality made in recent decades. The UN published recommendations for 10 policy areas that need to be addressed. The following document puts them into the Israeli context

A presentation by Dr. Yael Hasson of the Adva Center and Hadass Ben Eliyahu of the ‘Yoda’at’ Center and the ‘Shavot’ Project at the Van Leer Institute reviews the impact of the corona epidemic on women in Israel vis-à-vis unpaid work, employment, social security, violence against women and representation in policy-making forums

Monthly gender pay gaps are decreasing but the process is slow; hourly gaps remain stable

The Women’s Budget Forum recommends that Israel follow the lead of European Union countries and designate a paid non-transferable paternity leave

This position paper reports on the status of Arab women in the labor market, barriers that impede their integration into jobs, and proposals for removing these barriers

This paper examines the Fund’s conditions for granting assistance and their gender consequences