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Nov. 14, 2026, 1:50 p.m.
Countries: Israel
Variables: VOTE-PRACTICE-1

"The activists worked to help women understand their rights and tackle logistical and practical obstacles to voting, as well as cultural ones." (para 24) "“Because [residents of unrecognised villages] can’t vote in the municipal elections, a lot of women don’t know they have a right to vote in national elections,” said Abu Khweida. “We told them: ‘There is a legal way to express your anger and raise your voice.’”" (para 25) "There are no polling stations in unrecognised villages, so voters have to travel to nearby towns. Men went any way they could, including on camel, horse, donkey and bike, on journeys that took up to an hour in each...more
Nov. 14, 2026, 1:50 p.m.
Countries: Israel
Variables: VOTE-LAW-1

"“Because [residents of unrecognised villages] can’t vote in the municipal elections, a lot of women don’t know they have a right to vote in national elections,” said Abu Khweida. “We told them: ‘There is a legal way to express your anger and raise your voice.’”" (para 25)
Nov. 14, 2026, 1:50 p.m.
Countries: Israel
Variables: VOTE-DATA-1

"It had spectacular results, with voting rates tripling in some Bedouin villages in the southern Negev region in Tuesday’s election, amid a broader surge in turnout among Bedouin voters." (para 6) "This year, the lowest turnout in any Bedouin community was 62%. The highest was more than 93%. With an estimated 180,000 eligible voters, their turnout was key to the Islamist Ra’am party beating polling expectations." (para 10) "“In the last election in 2022, turnout among women was around 20%. Now in the unrecognised villages, informal data shows more than 60% turnout among women,” Alsanah said, adding that Israel does not break down voting statistics by gender." (para 35)more
Nov. 14, 2026, 1:50 p.m.
Countries: Israel
Variables: RCDW-PRACTICE-1

"“photos of Bedouin women with their faces covered” (para 30) “Covered their faces to avoid being seen by strangers from outside their own community” (para 31) “Where women could vote in their communities, most did not cover their faces” (para 31) “Covered their faces to protect themselves from being exploited on social media” (para 33)
Oct. 23, 2026, 1:07 p.m.
Countries: Israel
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1

“A report, uncovered during the Knesset's Special Committee on Foreign Workers…shows that most Thai female foreign workers who work in Israeli agriculture are liable to experience some form of gender-based violence at their jobs” (para 1).
Oct. 23, 2026, 1:07 p.m.
Countries: Israel
Variables: LRW-DATA-1

“According to the [Israeli Police] rep, some 4% of the 25,494 sexual assault complaints since 2017 were filed by non-Israeli citizens” (para 6).
Oct. 23, 2026, 1:07 p.m.
Countries: Israel
Variables: LDS-PRACTICE-2

“A report, uncovered during the Knesset's Special Committee on Foreign Workers…shows that most Thai female foreign workers who work in Israeli agriculture are liable to experience some form of gender-based violence at their jobs...The State of Israel has abandoned these women," immigration expert Dr. Yahel Kurlander, who compiled the report along with Dr. Shahar Shoham, said. "A woman that wants to complain has no clear course of action." (Para 1-2) "If a foreign worker is required to quit her job due to a complaint she filed, she is also, in fact, losing her place of residence," noted Shiri Lev-Ran, the commissioner for the rights of foreign workers in the Economy...more
Oct. 23, 2026, 1:07 p.m.
Countries: Israel
Variables: LDS-PRACTICE-1

“A report, uncovered during the Knesset's Special Committee on Foreign Workers…shows that most Thai female foreign workers who work in Israeli agriculture are liable to experience some form of gender-based violence at their jobs” (para 1). “The [Working Paper: Gender Based Sexual Violence Against Migrant Workers in the Agricultural Sector in Israel] points to the structural conditions of the Israeli migration regime, indicating that migrant workers from Thailand employed in agriculture are liable to be exposed to excessive exploitation, both in terms of employment and living conditions, as well as in terms of sexual violence” (para 9).
Oct. 23, 2026, 1:04 p.m.
Countries: Israel
Variables: EWCMS-PRACTICE-4

“During [Operation Rising Lion] a female pilot and female navigator piloted a fighter jet for the first time in history which shows the growing trend of gender equality in the IAF” (para 21).
Oct. 23, 2026, 1:04 p.m.
Countries: Israel
Variables: EWCMS-PRACTICE-1

“Women in Israel serve alongside men in the armed forces with almost all roles open to them” (para, 9).
Oct. 23, 2026, 1:04 p.m.
Countries: Israel
Variables: EWCMS-LAW-3

“Israel's defence force requires national service from everyone aged 18 years onwards, with some exceptions” (para 19).
Oct. 23, 2026, 1:04 p.m.
Countries: Israel
Variables: EWCMS-DATA-1

"The air force is becoming more popular for females…When ['Major M' - her real name is classified] joined, I think there were only around 20 women, but it's grown significantly since then. I think it's now over 70” (para 20).
June 10, 2026, 11:04 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan, Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Burundi, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Cote D'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, D R Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, North Korea, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, South Sudan, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Togo, Trinidad/Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: LRW-LAW-4

Given the following documentation, there is no exoneration in the law allowing an individual accused of rape to have their criminal charges dismissed or overturned by subsequently marrying the victim. However, it should be noted that this only accounts for the legal framework and now what societal pressures may be in practice (ERD - CODER COMMENT).more
April 30, 2026, 11:53 a.m.
Countries: Israel
Variables: MURDER-DATA-4

According to calculations based off of data collected from the WHO mortality database, the femicide rate for 15-44 year olds in 2021 was 0.6 per 100,000 female (15-44 age) population.
Feb. 12, 2026, 3:52 a.m.
Countries: Armenia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Comoros, Cuba, Djibouti, Georgia, Israel, Kosovo, Macedonia, Mauritania, Montenegro, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Serbia, Singapore
Variables: DV-SCALE-1

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Feb. 5, 2026, 7:47 p.m.
Countries: Israel
Variables: DV-DATA-1

The 12-month of physical IPV in Israel is 5.3. To convert this to lifetime prevalence, the ratio of the lifetime IPV estimate (27.2) and the past 12-month IPV estimate (14.6) in the Eastern Mediterranean region was found to be 1.8, and was multiplied by the past 12-month estimate of 5.3. The resulting adjusted lifetime IPV estimate was 9.9. All data for the Eastern Mediterranean region is taken from the WHO (CEC2 - CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 29, 2026, 9:44 p.m.
Countries: Algeria, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Comoros, Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Haiti, India, Iran, Israel, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Mauritania, Mexico, Morocco, Namibia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Rwanda, Serbia, Singapore, Somalia, South Africa, Taiwan, Tajikistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Yemen, Zimbabwe
Variables: LO-SCALE-3

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Jan. 29, 2026, 9:43 p.m.
Countries: Algeria, Argentina, Burma/Myanmar, Cameroon, Central African Rep, Chad, Chile, Congo, D R Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Iran, Israel, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Nepal, Niger, Pakistan, Palestine, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Tunisia, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Vanuatu, Yemen
Variables: LO-SCALE-2

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Jan. 29, 2026, 9:38 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Armenia, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burma/Myanmar, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, China, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Greece, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Laos, Libya, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, Nicaragua, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen
Variables: LO-SCALE-1

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Jan. 22, 2026, 11:19 a.m.
Countries: Israel
Variables: DV-DATA-1

"5.3% of women (around 142,000) suffered physical violence at the hands of their partner in the last 12 months" (para 3).
Jan. 20, 2026, 1:13 a.m.
Countries: Albania, Barbados, Belize, Croatia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Guyana, Hungary, India, Israel, Japan, Kosovo, Laos, Mexico, Montenegro, Nepal, Portugal, Rwanda, Serbia, Taiwan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Zambia
Variables: ABO-SCALE-1

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Jan. 17, 2026, 3:20 p.m.
Countries: Israel
Variables: ACR-PRACTICE-1

"Marin [a surrogate fixer in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico] spends his days… connecting couples—mostly gay men from rich countries like France, Great Britain, the U.S., and Israel—with Mexican women who gestate their children" (para 29). Surrogacy is legal in Israel, but many couples choose to purchase surrogates internationally (LEN - CODER COMMENT). "[I]n Israel, posthumous procreation—where sperm or eggs are extracted from a dead person to create new life—is becoming more and more common. Already, people are using this method to become grandparents using the sperm of their sons who have died in combat" (para 71).
Dec. 28, 2025, 9:06 a.m.
Countries: Israel
Variables: LRW-DATA-1

The chart in the UNODC Data Portal titled, "Violent Crime & Sexual Violence," shows that the rate of reported rapes in Israel in 2023 was 15.51 per 100,000 population, and the rate of reported sexual assaults was 65.20 per 100,000.
Nov. 3, 2025, 1:49 p.m.
Countries: Israel
Variables: ABO-LAW-1

The Center for Reproductive Rights states that Israels' laws permit abortion to preserve the physical/mental health of the mother. Abortion permitted in cases of fetal diagnosis, incest, rape, and unspecified additional grounds.
Oct. 29, 2025, 12:06 p.m.
Countries: Israel
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-1

"During this particular operation [an Israeli bombing attack on Iranian nuclear facilities] a female pilot and female navigator piloted a fighter jet for the first time in history which shows the growing trend of gender equality in the IAF" (para. 21).
Oct. 29, 2025, 12:06 p.m.
Countries: Israel
Variables: EWCMS-DATA-1

"The Air Force is becoming more popular for females, [Major M, the Israeli officer interviewed for this article] adds, saying: 'When I joined, I think there were only around 20 women, but it's grown significantly since then. I think it's now over 70'" (para. 20).
Oct. 29, 2025, 12:06 p.m.
Countries: Israel
Variables: EWCMS-LAW-1

"Women in Israel serve alongside men in the armed forces with almost all roles open to them. As a Navigator, Major M [the female Israeli officer ast the center of this article] operates multiple systems for the aircraft while the pilot flies the jet" (para. 9-10). Navigators are considered to be acting in combat roles, and often serve in close combat, where they are at direct risk of enemy fire/engagement (NAC - CODER COMMENT).
Oct. 29, 2025, 12:06 p.m.
Countries: Israel
Variables: EWCMS-LAW-2

"Israel's defence force requires national service from everyone aged 18 years onwards, with some exceptions."
Oct. 29, 2025, 12:06 p.m.
Countries: Israel
Variables: EWCMS-PRACTICE-2

"During this particular operation a female pilot and female navigator piloted a fighter jet for the first time in history which shows the growing trend of gender equality in the IAF" (para. 21). This quote indicates that women are taken seriously enough for them to enter into combat zones and undertake combat roles without a man to observe/supervise them (NAC - CODER COMMENT).
Oct. 29, 2025, 12:06 p.m.
Countries: Israel
Variables: EWCMS-PRACTICE-1

"Women in Israel serve alongside men in the armed forces with almost all roles open to them. As a Navigator, Major M [the female Israeli officer ast the center of this article] operates multiple systems for the aircraft while the pilot flies the jet" (para. 9-10). Navigators are considered to be acting in combat roles, and often serve in close combat, where they are at direct risk of enemy fire/engagement (NAC - CODER COMMENT). "Israel's defence force requires national service from everyone aged 18 years onwards, with some exceptions" (para. 19).