The NCJW Women Studies Forum at Tel Aviv University

The Women Studies Forum is a vital association of faculty and students that advances research and analysis in feminist studies. With the support of NCJW, the forum sponsors major conferences and lecture series, critical community service initiatives, and delivers essential services to women on the Tel Aviv campus.

Each year, the forum organizes a conference on critical issues of concern to Israeli citizens. The 2003 conference explored the intersections of gender, culture, and economics with "The Feminization of Poverty," and in 2004, the conference focused on "Women and Society in the Middle Ages," facilitating dialogue and collaboration on history, literature, and art.

Most recently, in April 2005, the forum brought together top scholars to address the complexities of "Feminism, Law, and Social Change." Twenty-three intensive sessions were held on topics ranging from the politics of violence, legal and cultural challenges in divorce inequities, reproductive technologies and policy, women at work, and the evolving boundaries of Halacha. This year's annual conference marked the thirteenth of its kind, continuing the forum's tradition of scholarship and strengthening its progressive approach to gender and women studies.

Beyond sponsoring this conference, the forum also founded and supports the Tel Aviv University Sexual Harassment Hotline, the first such campus hotline in Israel.

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