Palestinian and Israeli Women: Break the Wall!

This coming International Women’s Day (March 7), Palestinian and Israeli women are planning a joint demonstration to be held at the foot of the separation wall at the Qalandia check-point. Scheduled to begin at 11:00 am, the Saturday demonstration will take place under the banner “Women Break the Wall.” The Movement of Democratic Women in Israel…

International Woman's Day rally in Nazareth (Photo: Al Ittihad)

Women in Israel: Earn 30 percent less than men

The average monthly salary in 2012 was NIS 10,953 for men compared to NIS 7,244 for women – meaning women earned 66.1 percent of the average male salary. These figures were taken from a Central Bureau of Statistics  (CBS) report released on Tuesday ahead of International Woman’s Day. The rate of labor force participation of…

Bill: Reducing women’s economic dependence

The ministerial committee passed a bill which will reduce women’s financial reliance on their husbands. According to the law, which was promoted by MKs Dov Khenin (Hadash) and Aliza Lavie (Yesh Atid), social welfare payments will now be transferred to a couple’s shared account instead of to the man’s account. The hope is that this…