33 female MKs. It's time for different leadership
An opinion column by Ayelet Razin Beit-Or marking the election of 33 women to the 26th Knesset, a record number. The author calls on new and veteran female MKs to turn the representational achievement into transformative leadership, through cross-party cooperation and raising women's issues across all policy areas.
33 women were elected to the 26th Knesset, a record number in the Israeli Knesset. An opinion column by Ayelet Razin Beit-Or, an expert in promoting gender equality, calls on new and veteran female MKs to turn the representational breakthrough into a breakthrough in leadership. The author emphasizes the need for leadership that knows how to manage disagreements through cooperation, identify common goals across party lines, and translate political power into change in people's lives. She notes that the responsibility for advancing women's rights does not fall on women alone, but in practice female MKs are the ones who raise issues that others do not identify. The author calls on them not to limit themselves to 'women's issues' but to take part in shaping all policy areas, from national security to economy and education.