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A meeting on women’s leadership: the struggle for gender equality in Taiwan

On Friday, 1 November 2024, Zulat hosted an event at the home of Oded and Ella Gera, together with the Israel Women’s Network, Ambassador Abby Ya-Ping Lee, head of mission of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Tel Aviv, and over 100 extraordinary women from a variety of disciplines who presented diverse perspectives about the need to change the gender status quo and create an equitable reality across all areas of society, both in times of crisis and in times of calm.

Ambassador Lee highlighted the role of women leaders in Taiwan, the remarkable strides they have made toward gender equality, and their exceptional representation in Taiwan’s parliament. She also noted Taiwan’s struggle for democracy and international recognition, as well as the unique challenges the nation faces in these areas.

Zulat President Zehava Galon, who moderated the event, stated: “Advancing democracy and equality requires the mainstreaming of gender-sensitive thinking. We are not talking about a sectorial struggle for women but about a broader worldview of equality and justice, one that refuses to accept any form of discrimination or oppression, whether based on gender, nationality, origin, or sexual identity.”

Zulat  Director Einat Ovadia emphasized how the horrific events of October 7th “have underscored the importance of prioritizing gender equality on the national agenda. Now more than ever, in a reality that has shaken Israeli society, which has since then endured a prolonged war on multiple fronts, with a government promoting an anti-women agenda, and while hostages remain in Hamas captivity, ignoring women’s voices undermines national resilience.”

Ambassador Lee concluded with a message of hope, resilience, and mutual support between Taiwan and Israel. Zulat welcomes the collaboration with Taiwan’s envoy to advance gender mainstreaming in the public sphere and invites women and men to join us at upcoming events.

Chairwoman of the Women’s Lobby Tal Hochman, CEO of Zulat Einat Ovadia, President of Zulat Zehava Galon
Ambassador Abby Ya-Ping Lee
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Dr. Maha Sabbah Karkabi

 

Senior Lecturer in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. She holds a Ph.D. in Sociology from Tel Aviv University (2015), a postdoctoral fellowship at the Center for Gender Studies, SOAS, University of London (2015-2016), a postdoctoral fellowship in the Department of Sociology at Tel Aviv University (2016-2017), and a postdoctoral fellowship Ph.D. at the Humphrey Institute for Social Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (2018-2020).
Dr. Maha Karbahi’s areas of interest focus on the connection between social change, family behavior, and gender inequality in societies in the process of change and specifically in Palestinian Arab society in Israel. Her research draws attention to the study of family life and employment, using a combined “ethnic lens” and “gender lens” and paying attention to the perspective of Palestinian Arab women, a group characterized by intersections between multiple marginal locations, which over the years has remained hidden from the research eye. Dr. Karkabi-Sabah’s research is published in professional journals and chapters in scientific books that are considered pioneers in family research, work, and gender equality.

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Prof. Frances Raday

Professor Emeritus in the Lieberman Chair in Labor Law, in the Faculty of Law at the Hebrew University and serves as a full professor in the College of Management’s academic track, where she also serves as chair of the graduate program and as honorary president of the Concord Center for International Law Absorption. Radai was a member of a working group of the UN Human Rights Council on discrimination against women. In addition, she is a prominent and feminist human rights activist.

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Dr. Rawia Aburabia 

Faculty member of Sapir Academic College’s School of Law, received her PhD from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Her research deals with the interface between law, gender, minorities, and human rights. Has published in leading journals on the subject of the matrimonial laws pertaining to Muslim women in Israel. Her book Under the Law, Outside Justice: Polygamy, Gendered Citizenship, and Colonialism in Israeli Law is expected to be published as part of the Gender Series of Kibbutz Meuhad Publishing House.

Dr. Aburabia has extensive experience in international human rights and public law. She has worked as a jurist for the Association for Civil Right and has been invited as a specialist to address such international forums as the United Nations and the European Parliament on the subject of indigenous communities and minority rights. She has interned with Human Rights Watch in Washington DC, and has been a member of the executive board of Amnesty International. In 2018, she was selected by the magazine Globes as one of the 40 most promising young persons in Israel under the age of 40.

 

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Ron Kessler

With over two decades of experience in the field of digital content, Ron has participated in numerous political and social campaigns. He helped run the digital activity of senior public officials, and worked in various NGOs. Ron is a fundamentally optimistic man, who believes that Israel can be changed and so can people. Lives in Tel Aviv.