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On August fourth, two explosions rocked the port of Beirut, Lebanon, killing 220 people, injuring more than 6,000, and leaving 300,000 people homeless. This devastating crisis and its effects are being exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, a collapse of the banking system … [Read more...] about In the Wake of Beirut’s Fatal Port Explosion, Lebanese Activist Lina Abou-Habib on Why She is (Still) Hopeful

New York State health officials approved a license for an all-female Hasidic ambulance company to provide emergency medical service in orthodox Jewish section of Brooklyn. The application by members of Ezras Nashim had been opposed by the rival, all-male Hatzolah ambulance and … [Read more...] about All-female Hasidic ambulance corps gets green light after years-long battle

"While we don’t fully understand what women go through, we need to trust them when they say they need to rest this out," said Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal. … [Read more...] about More companies are adopting paid menstrual leave policies

COVID-19’s disproportionate economic toll on women could create a larger gender wage gap during and immediately after this downturn, suggests a new study. But the so-called she-cession could also fuel changes that decrease gender inequality in the long run, the analysis … [Read more...] about The COVID-19 recession will widen the gender pay gap

TEL AVIV – Twirling to hip hop over chasms of steel and glass, soapy squeegee in one hand and a smartphone in the other, Noa Toledo is an Israeli social media star who aims to encourage other women to take on her traditionally male-dominated job. The 22-year-old window … [Read more...] about 22-year-old Tel Aviv tower-washer is rising TikTok star