Yifat Bitton — Believing Women

Welcome back to Just For This. Each week, host Rabbi Liz P.G. Hirsch (she/her) interviews women in leadership about women and leadership. Inspired by the story of Esther, we feature powerful stories of women who stand out in their fields, who have stepped up just for this moment.  Our guest this week is Yifat Bitton, president of Achva Academic College of Education and Science and cofounder and chair of Tmura, the Israeli Center for Equality. Most recently, she led a team researching sex- and gender-based violence committed by Hamas on October 7, 2023. We discuss the importance of believing women, the use of sexual violence as a tactic of war, and the mental health needs in Israeli society today. Follow Just For This on Instagram: @justforthispodcast