The Israel Association of Feminist and Gender Studies (IAFGS)

National Network
Israel
Address

POB 4770, Tel Aviv 61047
Tel Aviv
Israel

Telephone
02-6716096 (Deborah Greniman)
Telephone (other)
03-5402225 (Ruth Lamdan)
E-Mail
dvorahg@zahav.net.il
E-Mail (2)
lamdan1@post.tau.ac.il
Mobile Phone
054 4317651 (Ruth Lamdan)
Website
http://www.gendersite.org.il
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
1998
Fields of Activity
  1. Gender
  2. Research
  3. Youth and education
General Information
Structure: Chairperson + 8-member board Budgetary resources available this year: NIS 11,000 Sources of funding: Foundations and funds Modalities of action: conferences, seminars, website, publications Main Partners: Bar Ilan University, The College of Management: Academic Studies; heads of gender studies departments in universities and academic colleges in Israel
Mission and Objectives

(1) Creating a central source for information on feminist and gender studies in Israel;
(2) Disseminating knowledge produced by feminist and gender studies by means of conferences, a website, and publications;
(3) Providing a networking, resource and support center for all those engaged in studying or researching feminist and gender studies in Israel.

Main Projects / Activities

Annual conference (forthcoming topic: Adoption, Surrogacy and IVF)
Annual book celebration – presentations by authors of new books on feminist and gender topics
Seminars (recent topic: Sexual Harassment in Academia)
Website: www.gendersite.org.il – providing an information center on feminist and gender studies in Israel, and some information on activity around the world.
Publications: A peer-reviewed Hebrew periodical or annual collection of new articles in feminist and gender studies is projected, to address the lack of Hebrew scholarly publication venues in this field.

Contact (1) Full Name
Deborah Greniman
Head of the organisation
Prof. Yaffah Berlovitz
Contact (2) Full Name
Prof. Ruth Lamdan