The Dadon sisters are so much more than the founders of a vegan footwear brand. They speak on the importance of sustainability and ethical business and share their personal journey.

“The embodiment of diversity, the appointment of Harris was relished by supporters as a beacon of hope as she shatters glass ceilings at a time when a stalled trajectory of women in positions of political leadership prevails.”

Alice Zaslavsky first burst on to screens with her infectious energy on MasterChef eight years ago. Since then, she has become a well-respected cook, food writer and broadcaster.

New York Times journalist Jodi Kantor is one half of the reporting duo that broke the story that would expose Harvey Weinstein as a sexual predator and reignite the #MeToo movement. Three years later, she reflects.

Academic Dr Keren McGinity led the #MeToo movement in the US Jewish community. She shares her very personal story.

The Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation has announced a new endowment that will facilitate research into gender issues in the Australian Jewish community.

EXCLUSIVE SPECIAL INVESTIGATION: A special investigation has revealed an alarming reality: Over one third (37 per cent) of 111 women surveyed said they have experienced gender-based bullying in a Jewish organisation, with five per cent saying it is a regular occurrence. Further, one fifth of respondents said they have encountered sexual harassment in Jewish organisations in some form.

EXCLUSIVE: In a special investigation into the experiences of women in leadership in Melbourne and Sydney’s Jewish community, the issues of career aspirations and development; culture, values and respect; board participation; bullying, discrimination and sexual harassment; work/life balance; religion and generational issues are explored.

Camilla Freeman-Topper and Marc Freeman are the sibling powerhouse behind fashion label, Camilla + Marc. Together, they have recently launched a campaign with purpose - to combat ovarian cancer - the disease that has touched them in a deeply personal way.

Naomi Tucker is the co-founder of Shalom Bayit, a centre set up to support women and children fleeing domestic violence in the Jewish community in the Bay Area of the US.
“So often, we have seen women’s safety put at the bottom of the totem pole of Jewish communal priorities … [It needs to be put] on our Jewish social justice agenda, as a communal priority. We work on so many justice issues in the community, and most of the time they don’t include women – yet women are half of our population,” says Tucker.

The Aiia Maasarwe Memorial Medical Fellowship will provide financial support to Palestinian physicians to be trained in Israeli hospitals, in honour of the 21-year-old who was raped and murdered in Melbourne in January.

Jewish Israeli Noa Yammer and Palestinian citizen of Israel Shada Edress Mansour share their journeys to Hand in Hand, a network of schools for Jews and Arabs.

The Victorian branch of the National Council of Jewish Women of Australia (NCJWA) has made a push to ensure that Jewish women are equally represented in positions of leadership and at events within the community.

“Indeed, the stories confined to the annals of history say as much about the historical figure or event, as the person who wrote it. The way in which we view the world is inevitably shaped by our personal perspectives, coloured by our experiences and our biases. These factors are inextricably bound not just to how we understand and interpret; but what information we — as individuals, and as a society — deem to be important, and what we do not.”

Abby Stein is the first openly transgender woman raised in a Chassidic community. She shares her journey.

Today is International Women’s Day. Rebecca Davis and Sophie Deutsch celebrate a few remarkable women of the community: Judi Hausmann, Sharon Malecki, Helena Goldstein and Lauren Silvers.

On Monday it was 23 years since Dana Pinhasov was the victim of a terrorist attack in Jerusalem. She shares her inspirational story of resilience and courage.

Aiia Maasarwe came to Melbourne to study as an exchange student at La Trobe University. But on Monday evening, her father Saeed helped to carry her coffin at the Albanian Islamic centre and mosque in Dandenong.

In Australia, 1 in 4 women have experienced emotional abuse by a current or former partner, and 1 in 5 women have experienced sexual violence since the age of 15. National statistics on domestic violence are shocking and alarming, as is the silence and stigma which continue to largely shroud the issue – even in the Jewish community,

“I see all women as women.” Mushira Aboo Dia is an Israeli-Arab obstetrician and gynaecologist, practising at Hadassah Hospital and Bat Ami in Jerusalem. With deep divisions entrenched in a complex society, the maternity wards are no different. But there are also shared stories to be found, reflected Aboo Dia.