Celebrating powerful women at the UIA Women’s Division events
Women across Australia will join together for the UIA Women’s Division 2023 Campaign events on 19 March in Sydney, 22 March in Melbourne and 23 March in Perth.
Inspirational speakers will keynote each event in support for the People of Israel.
This year, the theme of the events in each state is Celebrating Powerful Women, and UIA is bringing two Israeli women who embody this.
Ayelet Shaked
Supporters will hear from Ayelet Shaked – Former Minister of Interior for Israel, Israeli politician, activist and software engineer as well as Liat Shaked- CEO of Supersonas, a social business that promotes gender equality.
Sydney supporters can watch at small home gatherings with friends and family or on their own.
In Melbourne, guests are invited to attend an in-person supper event at St Kilda Town Hall.
Perth supporters can attend a seated dinner at the WA Museum Boola Bardip.
While powerhouse Ayelet Shaked began her career in Tel Aviv’s high-tech industry, working as an engineer, she entered public life in 2010 by co-founding the My Israel movement, which grew to be one of Israel’s largest grassroots campaigns. In 2013, Shaked formally entered Israeli politics and within two years rose to become Israel’s Minister of Justice.
Following the formation of the Israeli government in 2021 – which was the most diverse in its history – Shaked was appointed as Minister of Interior. Shaked left the Knesset in December 2022 and is regarded as one of Israel’s most consequential legislators in the past decade and the only secular woman to have ever led an orthodox party.
Liat Shaked
Liat Shaked’s strengths lie in reinforcing the connections between sectors, managing communities, entrepreneurship and in establishing and developing programs. These personal qualities support the main aim of Supersonas, which is to promote gender equality in Israel and around the world and ensure an equal female place in Israeli politics, academia, media performances and the business sector. This is achieved by advancing projects that engender change in Israeli society.
The Women’s Division campaigns across Australia will focus its support on Heartbeats, a unique program that offers a framework for parents to receive support in the early stages of their child’s life. Located in 11 areas on Israel’s periphery, Heartbeats supports mothers and fathers from at-risk population sectors who have one or two children aged 0-3 as well as parents-to-be.
At the core of this program are professionally trained mentors who work with the families over a period of 18 months. The unique aspect of Heartbeats is that it encompasses an intervention program that gives young children a stable framework where they can thrive while providing parents with the tools and knowledge to be better parents. The ultimate goal is to ensure that the children in the program will require less or no intervention as they continue to develop.
UIA Australia and WA Women’s Division President Debbie Schaffer said: “We are excited to be returning to in-person events across the country in celebration of Israel’s 75th. The UIA Women’s Division prides itself on bringing the community dynamic and inspiring speakers and Ayelet Shaked and Liat Shaked truly embody these attributes. We invite communities across Sydney, Melbourne and Perth to join us in Celebrating Powerful Women at these incredible events. We are also delighted to be uniting together to support Heartbeats as a national project.”
To book for UIA Women’s Division 2023 Campaign Events, visit uiaaustralia.org.au or contact your local UIA office:
NSW: (02) 9361 4273, [email protected]
VIC: (03) 9272 5533, [email protected]
WA: (08) 9275 1186, [email protected]
