Tal Hochman

Tal Hochman is the Executive Director of the Israel Women’s Network (IWN), committed to creating social, economic and legal conditions for women to prosper across all sectors of Israeli society.  

IWN is promoting feminist policy through legal tools, parliamentary work and government engagement; creating power multipliers in the feminist field; influencing public discourse to advance women’s interests; and working to include women’s voices in national security decision-making processes. Over the past decade, Tal has been active in promoting women’s rights and raising awareness of women’s issues, and previously headed IWN’s government relations department.  

Tal has a master’s degree in International Social and Public Policy at the London School of Economics, focusing her dissertation on Israel’s recent legislation decriminalizing women in prostitution and working as a parliamentary advisor. She has a bachelor’s degree in Social Work, and worked as a social worker in a shelter for youth in prostitution.