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Merav Michaeli built a career in Israeli media as a television and radio presenter and Haaretz columnist before turning to activism, founding Ezrat Nashim in 1997 to support survivors of sexual assault and raise awareness around rape crisis work. Elected to the Knesset in 2013, she went on to lead the Labor Party from 2021 to 2024 and served as Minister of Transport, sponsoring legislation on sexual harassment, equal pay, and domestic violence along the way.