Alumnae Changing the World

Approx. 55% of all Tel Aviv University Alums Community are women. The university is proud of her Alumnae, who are game changers in Israel and abroad, acting to promote gender equality and narrow the inequality between women and men in the academy, especially in the world of female researchers.

Not only is Tel Aviv University the biggest public research university, but it is also among the leading research universities in Israel in the category of gender equality.

The Tel Aviv Alumni Organization marks International Women's Day with unique events and inspiring alumnae, who present their actions and success towards changing the world in many different areas. Furthermore, we at the TAU Alumni Organization are very particular about staying in touch and sharing our alumnae success stories, which feature on the list of most influential women in Israel and affect all aspects of the Israeli economy: science and academy, political leadership, business, entrepreneurship, public and foreign service, the justice system, culture, media and other aspects of life.

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April 2025: Women’s Leadership Conference – The Road to Equality On April 1st, a unique conference was held on the topic of “The Road to Equality – Between Female Leadership and Feminist Leadership” led by Dafna Meitar-Nechmad, Chairwoman of the Tel Aviv University Board of Governors, in collaboration with the Tel Aviv University Alumni Organization and the NextGen Leadership Global Community. >

​	March 2025: Women’s Day Event: Screening of the Film “The Milky Way” To mark International Women’s Day starting on 8/3: The Tel Aviv Alumni Organization, headed by Sigalit Ben Hayoun, held a special screening of the film “The Milky Way” by the director Maya Kenig >

​	September 2024: Art and Philanthropy Webinar A webinar about art and Philanthropy, starring Rivka Saker, Ruth Patir, Dafna Meitar Nechmad and many more >

​	May 2024: Female Leadership In Philanthropy First Conference of Its Kind “Female Leadership in Philanthropy” Led By the Chairwoman of the Board of Governors of Tel Aviv University  – Dafna Meitar Nechmad, an alumna of the Faculty of Law at Tel Aviv University >

​	March 2024: Leadership in Times of Crisis (International Women’s Day) Tel Aviv University Alumni Organization marked Women’s Day this year with a meetup with inspiring alumnae and leaders in times of crisis- Adi Zarifi, Dr. Gal Noyman-Veksler, Dr. Orit Stein Reisner, Irit Touitou, Dr. Bracha Lichtenberg Ettinger >
	March 2023: They Can (International Women’s Day) Tel Aviv University Alumni Organization marked Women’s Day this year with a forum of world-changing alumnae – Elah Alkalay, Racheli Ganot, Lena Russovsky, Dr. Efrat Liani, Prof. Neta Ziv – with a musical number in honor of the 100th birthday of the queen of Hebrew music, Shoshana Damari >
	March 2022: The Inspiring (International Women’s Day) TAU Alumni Organization marked Women’s Day this year with a meetup with inspiring alumnae - Hilla Haddad Chmelnik, Liran Avisar Ben-Horin, Na’ama Schultz, Amalya Duek - in a musical number with Chava Alberstein’s songs by students from the Buchmann-Mehta School of Music >
	March 2021: Changing the World (International Women’s Day) Tel Aviv University Alumni Organization marked Women’s Day this year with a webinar with alumnae who change the world – Adv. Shulamit Geri, Tzipi Pines, Dr. Sharon Shacham, Lee Abramovich, and Prof. Ilana Eli
	March 2020: World Changers (International Women’s Day) For the 2020 International Women's Day, the Tel Aviv University Alumni Organization invites you to a special event, featuring a panel of world-changing alumnae, with a screening of the feature film "The Perfect Candidate" by Saudi director Haifaa al-Mansour >