Tag: Feminism
Muslim feminists denounce Islamist patriarchy at Beverly Hills event
Since the suicide attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, Muslim American voices like Zainab Zeb Khan’s “have been bullied into silence,” the founder of the Muslim American Leadership Alliance told an audience in Beverly Hills,...
The hypocrisy of the feminists
Outrage at violence against women is the merest hypocrisy unless it includes outrage at the horrific rampage of sexual crimes committed by Hamas on Oct. 7. The only explanation for not including it is...
Is Barbie liberal or ‘Kenservative’?
In the 1950s, a Jewish woman born in Denver, Colo., to parents who fled persecution in Eastern Europe, decided that the toy market needed adult-themed dolls for children.
Ruth Handler (1916-2002) came up with the idea...
Jerusalem deputy mayor in Morocco to launch program on women’s advancement
Jerusalem Deputy Mayor Fleur Hassan-Nahoum is visiting Morocco for the launch of FemForward’s MENA program.
FemForward, which aims to address gender disparity in managerial positions within the tech industry, is launching its MENA cohort in...
Canadian ambassador and Israeli filmmaker pose ongoing question: Why the glass ceiling?
In honor of International Women’s Day on March 8, Tribe Tel Aviv hosted a panel discussion that included Canadian Ambassador to Israel Lisa Stradelbauer and Israeli-American film director Paula Kweskin, founder of The 49%,...
Arabs and Jews celebrate International Day of Women and Girls in Science
More than 100 Israeli women and girls marked the United Nation’s International Day of Women and Girls in Science last week at a lively gathering held at the sleek new Margalit Startup City Galil (“Galilee”) building...
International Women’s Day is an intersectional joke
Like all knocking-on-open-door phenomena, the annual hoopla surrounding International Women’s Day on March 8 is celebrated most where it’s not required: in Western democracies. Israel is no exception.
To mark the utterly pointless fest, Israel’s Channel...