Israel / Occupied Palestinian Territories

Israel has a population of 7.2 million (UN, 2009) and the Occupied Palestinian Territories have a population of 4.3 million (UN, 2009). The major languages are Hebrew and Arabic.

Israel ratified The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) in October 3, 1991
Israel/Occupied Palestinian Territories do not have a UN peacekeeping mandate

Sources:BBC; Amnesty International; UNIFEM

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February 8, 2012 (UNRWA)
OPT: UNRWA Gives Young Women on-the-Job Experience with Palestine Red Crescent Under-resourced, overcrowded, and stretched to its limits, the Gaza Strip has few opportunities for youth. Since the start of the Israeli blockade, unemployment has soared in the territory, and young people are trying to find work at a time when almost half the population is unemployed. In particular, young women face unique social barriers, and are more likely to be unemployed.
February 6, 2012 (Gender Across Borders)
ISRAEL: "Haradat Nashim" – How The Exclusion of Women Is Tearing Israel Apart The past few months have seen a growth of public discord in Israel, but this time, the issue at hand has nothing to do with territory or terrorism. Instead, there has been a heated clash between secular and ultra-Orthodox Israelis over the treatment of women within the country.
January 12, 2012 (MinnPost)
ISRAEL: Identity Crisis: Why it Could be as Detrimental as Palestinian Conflict When Tanya Rosenblit boarded the No. 451 bus to Jerusalem last month, she knew that the predominantly ultra-Orthodox passengers would keep their distance from her because of their adherence to strict rules of gender segregation.
January 10, 2012 (Peace X Peace)
OPT: There Are Already Palestinian Gandhis - They're Women “The Israeli army has long ago formulated a standard response to men throwing rocks, but at this moment it remains pretty much helpless when facing strong and vocal nonviolent women.”
January 6, 2012 (Jerusalem Post)
ISRAEL: 250 Women Dance in Beit Shemesh Protest Flashmob Passersby and locals running to the bank in the Old Beit Shemesh city square were surprised to see a group of women grooving to Queen's "Don't Stop Me Now" in the small town outside Jerusalem, a flashpoint of conflict over gender segregation in recent weeks.