1.3K views · 102 reactions | This #InternationalWomensDay, Tel Aviv-Yafo is highlighting our women heroes for all to see! We've put up signage throughout public spaces to shine a spotlight on some of the prominent women shaping the unique character of our city through their contributions to nearly every sector of public life. | Tel Aviv City | Facebook

Hundreds of Israeli women protested on Thursday in the ultra-Orthodox Jewish suburb of Bnei Brak, just east of Tel Aviv, against what they describe as rising gender-based segregation, especially on public transport. The protest came after several media reports in recent weeks, notably after an Israeli public bus driver demanded a group of teenage girls sit at the back of the bus and cover themselves up, saying that the bus caters to ultra-Orthodox passengers | Middle East Eye