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Ronnie Darom-Simri

Ronnie Darom-Simri was born in Israel in 1960. She holds a B.A. from Zinman College, an M.Ed. from Haifa University and a Ph.D. from Anglia Polytechnic (U.K.). She serves as mentor in physical education at Zinman College and is an academic director at the Democratic School Lev ha-Sharon.

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Sport in Israel: Yishuv to the Early 21st Century

Women have been involved in sports in Israel since the Yishuv period, participating as teams, as individuals, and as coaches. Though more women are now participating in competitive sports, the field still reflects a masculine culture of power struggle and a desire to defeat the enemy. More recent political efforts in Israel have attempted to achieve women's equality in athletics.