Establishment and goals[edit]

Academy for Equality is a members’ organization established in 2015, which numbers more than 600 members from different higher education institutions.^[3] Academy for Equality is an extra-institutional organization, which accommodates academics of all levels, who are committed to promoting structural changes for achieving an academy free of violence and discrimination. The organization operated democratically, and holds public discussion on different issues, according to the principles of transparency and wide consent. The organizations board is elected in an annual meeting, in which every member can participate. Academia for Equality is a grassroots movement that is organized through small teams or projects led by members, which are supported by the elected board. Each team is responsible for organizing its own members in Israel and abroad, and for communicating its actions and plans to the board and to the broader membership.