Nina Toren was a professor of sociology in the School of Business Administration, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She authored Social Work: The Case of a Semi-Profession, Science in Cultural Context: Soviet Scientists in Comparative Perspective; Hurdles in the Halls of Science: The Israeli Case, and articles on immigrant scientists, professionals in organizations and women in non-traditional occupations. She was chair of the Committee of Women’s Representation in the Civil Service and on the Committee for the Advancement of Women in Academia. Toren passed away in 2020.