by Naomi Danis
The Sixth International Jewish Media Conference, held in Jerusalem this past winter, gathered together 150 journalists—about one third women—from over 30 countries. Only in the margins of the program, was it possible to notice a slowly spreading national awareness of women’s issues reflected in many local projects. In times of war in Israel, women’s issues have often been given low priority, especially at conferences like this. It seems the same may hold true for time of peace