Hedva Almog

b. 1948

Hedva Almog at Wikimania on August 5, 2011.

Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

In Brief

As commanding officer of the Israeli Army’s Women’s Corps, Hedva Almog created training programs and promotion opportunities for female officers, working to create a better environment for women in the army. Almog joined the Israel Defense Forces in 1967 and from 1975 to 1978 was deputy commanding officer of the Women’s Corps. She then created a women’s branch at the officer’s training camp, increasing the number of courses open to women and doubling the number of women lieutenant colonels. She retired in 1991 and turned her hand to politics, joining the labor Zionist group Na’amat. She also served on the councils of the Jewish Agency and the Histadrut Workers’ Union. She joined Haifa’s City Council in 1999 and became the city’s deputy mayor in 2001.

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