Panim – The Israeli Organization for Women Leaders.
Panim is a non-profit organization founded in 2012, operating continuously with full volunteer engagement, proper governance, and without external sponsorships. The organization is funded by membership fees and symbolic course income and is managed by an elected Board of Directors. Panim holds an annual General Assembly as required by law and is certified for tax-deductible donations under Section 46.
Panim serves as Israel’s Women Leadership Parliament, composed of senior leaders, academics, and influential women across all sectors of Israeli society. Our work is grounded in a holistic perspective and driven by the strength of our human capital, focusing solely on professional volunteering that is measurable, monitored, and designed to achieve meaningful social impact.
Our Vision and Principles
∙ Professional Volunteering – All projects are initiated, developed, facilitated, mentored, and executed by our members, who are professionals in their fields.
∙ Transforming Gender Perception – We promote excellence, responsibility, and the advancement of women by merit, based on proven skills and experience.
∙ Intergender Leadership Model – A breakthrough conceptual framework that includes men as partners, acknowledging that gender issues are national, societal matters—not women-only issues.
∙ Cross-Community Collaborations – Projects with the Druze, Arab, Circassian and Bedouin communities, girls and young women, and individuals with special needs, all based on a national equality perspective.
Our activities operate both nationally and internationally, creating synergy and meaningful impact through numerous initiatives. Each project is led by a chair and a team of professionals.
Leading Projects
∙ Science & Technology Forum
∙ Gender Watch in the Knesset
∙ International Gender Watch
∙ Jewish-Druze Sisterhood Alliance
∙ 70/30 Intergender Model
∙ “Wearing Unity” – a national initiative strengthening social cohesion
∙ National Forum for the State of Israel – supporting soldiers, evacuees, widows, small businesses, and additional social initiatives
Proposal for Collaboration
As part of our long-term strategy, Panim is cultivating global partnerships with organizations that share our mission. These relationships enable the exchange of knowledge, learning from diverse models, and sharing our own proven frameworks which may serve as useful tools internationally.
We learned about Stand by Women and were deeply impressed by your support for women in political life, your research on gender-related issues, and your work to ensure safer and more equitable conditions for women in leadership.
We believe that our missions are closely aligned and would be delighted to explore possibilities for collaboration, including:
∙ Exchange of research and best practices
∙ Joint discussions or forums
∙ Shared initiatives advancing women’s leadership
∙ Strengthening visibility and impact for women in leadership and social equality.
