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A Word from Our
Executive Director
My name is Mazal Shaul, Dr.
Mazal Shaul.
For over 20 years, I worked
in senior positions in the
Chemical and Medical
Industries in Israel. As deputy
director of manufacturing and
development in those fields,
I never experienced gender
discrimination.
I always served in senior
positions, lead and could stand
for my rights.
I grew up in an “equal home”,
where my mother developed
a career as a senior nurse and
was my true role model. It was
my father who spent hours with
the children after school, and
attended teachers’ conferences.
In due time, I also built an “equal equality and speed up change
home” of my own.
And in the same spirit and way,
I work today in my third term
as a Council Member in my
community. While fulfilling my
duties as a Council Member in
my Local Council, I first didn’t
give particular attention or
importance to the fact that I am
one woman among ten fellow
men. Only when I took office as
WePower’s Executive Director
did I fully comprehend the depth
of the gender gap in Israel and
the lack of equal representation
in decision-making positions,
especially key positions
in the public and political
arenas. I immediately became
a gatekeeper and activist
for gender equality. Today, I
understand the importance of
my position as a model for other
women, and I work to narrow
the gender gap in my city, Azor,
in the center of Israel.
I am proud to lead WePower,
inspire women and train them,
advance laws for gender
in the coming years for women
and girls.
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