Page 19 - WP_005_Alon_En_WEB_2023_Neat
P. 19
“Local 2023”
In 2017, WePower in partnership speak for themselves:
with the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung The number of women who
and the Dafna Foundations, took ran for local authority elections
an unprecedented initiative, to in October, 2018 was 1,283,
createandleadanad-hoccoalition compared with 533 in 2013 (a 2.4
to change the gender gap in the times increase).
upcoming Israeli municipality The number of women who ran
elections, in partnership with the for heads of municipalities also
major women’s organizations went up dramatically, from 42 to
in Israel. The coalition’s name 72 candidates.
is simply “Local 2018”. Over 120 of WePower graduates also
25 organizations joined hands joined the “October revolution” as
to work together towards the candidates in the municipalities;
advancement of women in 20 of them even ran for head of
Israel, including: WIZO, the Israel municipality positions. We are so
Women’s Network, Equal, Itach proud of them!
Ma’aki, the Rackman Centre, The achievements of women
TAFI, Women Against Violence, as a result of the elections are
the Women Council Members the following: the number of
Association, Shatil, Mossawa, heads of authorities more than
Your Voice, and many more. doubled, from 6 to 14, and the
The coalition, headed by number of council and plenary
WePower, organized joint session members was up by 169
activities designed to influence members.
the results of the upcoming This year, 2023, we decided to
elections in October 2018, to focus our efforts on encouraging
increase the number of women “zipper list”, woman-man-
represented at the decision- woman-man lists. The goal is to
making tables in the Israeli local have a few more lists of this type
councils. as possible, since only placing
The results of our various efforts women in realistic positions
will lead to an increase in the
representation of women
20
