This article examines the participation of women in academic conferences in Israel, a country in which women are under-represented in academia vertically and horizontally. Data were retrieved from announcements of academic conferences in Israel, for one academic year, covering 56 conferences that attracted 997 participants. Participation was…

The Israeli army drafts both men and women, and most Israelis complete their military service during their emerging adulthood years. This study examined Israeli women's experiences as soldiers in the army. Twenty-three women (18 emerging adults, 5 young adults) were recruited using purposive sampling and interviewed about how they experienced…

Analyzed support function of social network of families, educational staff, and peers of 33 adolescent females who were lower-class school dropouts in the Israeli Army participating in 6-month intensive program of educational upgrading. Found that educational staff and peer provided emotional, cognitive, and behavioral support whereas parents…