Women's rights
Advocate for women leadership nominated for senior Middle East post
Four years ago, a group of prominent female foreign policy and national security officials who served in the Obama and Clinton administrations met regularly for lunch to lament the lack of women in senior government positions. The meetings, described by one of the attendees as ‘kvetch’ sessions, led to the creation of the Leadership Council for Women in National Security in 2019.
Who To Read For Women’s History Month, Part Eight: Amy Levy
“Reuben Sachs” began with the words “Reuben Sachs was the pride of his family,” then showed just how the weight of that pride doomed its subject.
Who To Read for Women’s History Month, Part Seven: Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
She spoke English in a voice was accented by each of her homes; she sounded like no one else on earth. That was true of her writing, as well.
Who To Read For Women’s History Month, Part Six: Grace Aguilar
At the same time the Brontë sisters found they could only publish under male pseudonyms, Grace Aguilar wrote bestsellers under her own name.
Who To Read For Women’s History Month, Part Five: Rahel Varnhagen
If you know about Rahel Varnhagen, it’s probably because of Hannah Arendt.
Who To Read For Women’s History Month, Part Four: Natalia Ginzburg
“There is something of Beckett in Ginzburg’s prose; of Chekhov, whom she greatly admired; and of Shakespeare’s late plays.”
Who To Read For Women’s History Month, Part Three: Fran Ross
In 2019, the ferociously blended black and Jewish identity to which Fran Ross gave voice remains as boundary-breaking as ever.
Who To Read For Women’s History Month, Part Two: Nadezhda Mandelstam
Nadezhda Mandelstam’s first name meant “hope,” a resource that would prove scarce in the world into which she was born.
Who To Read For Women’s History Month, Part One: Tillie Olsen
While Olsen saw the world around her to be aswirl in complexity, she also had a remarkable talent for distilling an idea to its essential elements.
Our Top Stories For International Women’s Day 2019
This past year, we haven’t shied away from publishing essential stories on Jewish women’s issues.