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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 539

International Women's Day

Police use water cannons on protesters blocking the Ayalon Highway in Tel Aviv on March 9, 2024. (Adar Eyal/Israeli Pro-Democracy Protest Movement)
March 10, 2024, 1:13 am
Protesters, police clash following rallies focused on plight of female hostages
Two Tel Aviv protests held block apart, both using Women’s Day as theme; rally for hostages disperses peacefully, while anti-gov’t protesters spar with cops before heading home
By Iddo Schejter, Charlie Summers and Canaan Lidor
Women rally for the hostages held by Hamas since October 7, 2023 in Tel Aviv on February 1, 2024. (Ahmad Gharabli/AFP)
March 9, 2024, 12:43 pm
‘19 women held hostage by Hamas’: Families set to rally for International Women’s Day
Relatives of each of the female captives held by terrorists in Gaza speaking at Saturday’s Tel Aviv demonstration; separately, anti-government protesters to urge elections
By ToI Staff
Lizzy Savetsky leads protests outside UN Women headquarters in Midtown Manhattan, March 8, 2024. (Jordana Horn)
March 8, 2024, 8:59 pm
Slamming double standard, Jewish women picket NYC office of UN Women head Sima Bahous
Hundreds demonstrate in Midtown Manhattan on morning of International Women’s Day, chanting to bring home hostages and recognize the sexual violence perpetrated by Hamas terrorists
By Jordana Horn
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant meets with female combat battalion commanders, March 8, 2024. (Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry)
March 8, 2024, 6:50 pm
Gallant says Gaza war proves women can fill more military positions
Defense minister meets with female combat battalion commanders in honor of International Women’s Day, says their contribution to war effort will shape IDF for decades
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Haredi young women who are part of the Adva program that aims to train them with skills for the tech sector (Courtesy)
March 7, 2024, 5:57 pm
Still underrepresented, share of women in Israeli tech workforce stagnates
Women make up a little more than a third of the total number of tech employees but their share of senior management jobs is lower, and only 13% of CEOs are female
By Sharon Wrobel
Hundreds of women dressed in red mark International Women's Day and demonstrate against the government's planned judicial overhaul, on the beach in Tel Aviv, March 8, 2023. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
March 9, 2023, 1:27 pm
Thousands of women draw human ‘red line’ against judicial overhaul
Protesters against judicial overhaul form chains around the country including along Tel Aviv’s beachfront promenade, vow not to let rights be harmed
By ToI Staff
She codes holds female community events for aspiring software developers. (Inbal Marmeri/Courtesy)
March 8, 2023, 1:23 pm
From seamstress to software developer: A female community helps women take the leap
Ruth Polachek, founder of she codes, says if women focus and persevere they can make up 50% of software developers and triple their salary
By Sharon Wrobel
Comic actresses, along with singers, musicians, writers will appear at Holon's Woman Festival, March 1-4, 2023, marking International Women's Day. (Courtesy: PR)
February 16, 2023, 8:11 pm
Ladies only (mostly) at Holon festival celebrating International Women’s Day
Central city’s Woman Festival includes four nights of performances by musicians, actors, singers and speakers
By Jessica Steinberg
A woman puts her head in her hands as she sits on a cot in a shelter, set up for displaced persons fleeing Ukraine, inside a school gymnasium in Przemysl, Poland, March 8, 2022 (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
March 9, 2022, 12:57 pm
International Women’s Day brings little joy for Ukrainian refugees
Kind gestures of strangers handing out flowers do little to ease the suffering of anxious refugees who fled their homes in face of Russian invasion, many with small children in tow
By AP
Jazz pianist Stav Achai and her quartet will perform at Holon Theater's Women's Festival, March 8, 2022, marking International Women's Day (Courtesy Yossi Zveker)
March 8, 2022, 2:01 pm
Jazz pianist brings new sound, male band to Women’s Day event
Stav Achai and her quartet and guests offer mix of music and rhythm to Holon Woman Festival
By Jessica Steinberg
Dr. Tamar Elram, CEO of Hadassah Mount Scopus Hospital (Michelle Kuperschmit)
March 4, 2022, 1:15 pm
Podcast: How women are still building – and leading – Hadassah Mt. Scopus Hospital
We’re marking International Women’s Day by talking about leadership, important developments in women’s health and how the #metoo movement has affected the field of gynecology
By ToI Staff
The Daily Briefing
March 16, 2021, 4:08 pm
Podcast: Daily Briefing Mar. 16 – The daring mission to save Dead Sea Scrolls
Tune in Sunday through Thursday to hear ToI editors and reporters quickly catch you up on what’s important today
By ToI Staff
Supporters of the Palestinian Fatah movement march with a poster of female terrorist Dalal al-Mughrabi, who took part in the 1978 Coastal Road massacre in Israel, during a rally marking the 55th foundation anniversary of the political party in the West Bank town of Bethlehem on January 1, 2020. (Musa AL SHAER / AFP)
March 15, 2021, 11:49 pm
Female terrorists become Palestinian role models on International Women’s Day
Dalal Mughrabi, who killed 38 civilians in 1978, and Fatima Bernawi, who served 10 years for failed Jerusalem bombing, honored in special broadcast on official PA TV
By ToI Staff
Illustrative image: Various menstrual products are seen, Wednesday, February 20, 2019, in Kennesaw, Georgia. Georgia’s legislature is joining a nationwide effort to provide menstrual products for public school students in need. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
March 12, 2021, 9:05 am
Podcast: Equitable access to menstrual products is still a bloody mess
For International Women’s Day, what can be done to change the world, with Jennifer Weiss-Wolf, co-founder of the advocacy group Period Equity
By ToI Staff
Israel Police close down an International Women's Day event at the A-Tur Women's Center in East Jerusalem, March 8, 2021 (Courtesy)
March 8, 2021, 2:41 pm
Police break up ‘illegal’ East Jerusalem International Women’s Day event
Cops say exhibition of traditional clothing and objects made by women at the A-Tur Women’s Center was a Palestinian Authority event and therefore against the law
By ToI Staff
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