Shai Oksenberg

PhD Candidate

Biography

Shai Oksenberg is a PhD candidate in Public Policy at Tel Aviv University, where her research examines consumption-targeted innovation as a policy strategy for addressing gendered and socio-economic inequalities. She holds an MA in Public Policy with a thesis on gendered innovation, as well as an LL.B. combined with Women and Gender Studies (summa cum laude) from Tel Aviv University. Her academic work includes peer-reviewed publications such as a 2025 article in Research Policy and contributions to the UN CEDAW Commentary. Shai's scholarly activities are complemented by teaching roles in clinical legal education and human rights, research assistantships with leading scholars, and significant policy advisory experience addressing gender equality in international, national, municipal and non-governmental contexts. Her interdisciplinary expertise bridges public policy, legal studies, and gender research, integrating rigorous empirical inquiry with applied policy practice in the fields of innovation, gender, and social justice.

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Peer‑reviewed publications

Oksenberg, S., & Zehavi, A. (2025). Consumption‑targeted innovation for women: From principle to practice? Research Policy, 54(1), 105132. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2024.105132

Book chapters

Raday, F., & Oksenberg, S. (2022). Article 11. In P. Schulz, R. Halperin‑Kaddari, B. Rudolf, & M. A. Freeman (Eds.), The UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women and its Optional Protocol: A commentary (2nd ed., pp. 415–458). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/law/9780192862815.003.0013

Policy publications

Oksenberg, S. (2022). Fair shared city: A plan for advancing gender equality in Tel Aviv‑Yafo (in Hebrew). Tel Aviv‑Yafo Municipality. https://bit.ly/3vTZXLI
For English translation, see https://www.tel-aviv.gov.il/en/Pages/GenderEquality.aspx

Oksenberg, S. (2020). Women and COVID‑19: The impact of crises on gender equality (in Hebrew). Israel Women’s Network. https://iwn.org.il/our-activity/נשים-ומגדר-בזמן-קורונה/
For an English summary, see https://ffi.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Women-And-COVID-19-The-Impact-of-Crises-on-Gender-Equality_English-Summary-final.pdf

Oksenberg, S. (2020). Rehabilitation and treatment of domestic violence perpetrators (in Hebrew). Israel Women’s Network. https://iwn.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Mens-Violence-5.pdf

Oksenberg, S. (2020). First 100 days plan for the 35th government: Marching for gender equality (in Hebrew). Israel Women’s Network. https://iwn.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/100Days.pdf

Raday, F., & Oksenberg, S. (2014). The impact of violence against women on women’s economic and social life. Background paper for the Working Group on Discrimination Against Women in Law and Practice, UN Human Rights Council. https://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Issues/Women/WG/ESL/BarrierEconomicOpportunity.doc

Edited policy publications

Mann, Y. (2021). When you grow up: Gender equality and occupational segregation in Israel (S. Oksenberg, Ed.; in Hebrew). Israel Women’s Network. https://iwn.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/כשתהיי-גדולה-הסללה-מגדרית-וחלוקה-תעסוקתית-בישראל.pdf

Mann, Y., & Kobo‑Rom, A. (2021). Ultra‑Orthodox Jewish women in the labor market: Intersectionality – analysis of the women’s rights at work hotline (S. Oksenberg, Ed.; in Hebrew). Israel Women’s Network. https://iwn.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/דוח-חרדיות-בשוק-העבודה-אפליה-מרובה.pdf

Conference presentations and workshops

Oksenberg, S. (2022, June 30). Consumption‑targeted innovation for women: From principle to practice? Paper presented at the International Public Policy Association 3rd International Workshops on Public Policy, Budapest, Hungary. https://www.ippapublicpolicy.org/file/paper/629614fa3d6dd.pdf

Oksenberg, S. (2014, November 16–17). Investing in caring over killing: A gender perspective on transitional justice: The case of economic and social rights. Paper presented at the International Conference on Lessons for Transitional Justice in Israel/Palestine, Faculty of Law, Tel Aviv University.

Media work

Oksenberg, S. (2020, October 13). Murder for the third time? The lives of Israeli women are in the hands of the government. Globes (in Hebrew). https://www.globes.co.il/news/article.aspx?did=1001345361

Oksenberg, S. (2020, September 3). Now, more than ever, we need heroines: Here’s how to encourage them. Haaretz (in Hebrew). https://www.haaretz.co.il/family/extendedfamily/2020-09-03/ty-article/.premium/0000017f-e180-df7c-a5ff-e3fa10e10000

Oksenberg, S. (2020, March 25). Everyone is affected by the crisis – but we need to take care of those who are affected more. TheMarker (in Hebrew). https://www.themarker.com/news/2020-03-25/ty-article-opinion/.premium/0000017f-e2a2-d7b2-a77f-e3a776bb0000