Career Yoga

Sarah Tancman about her Feminist Health Movement

05.18.2017 - By Narkis Alon and Amalya DuekPlay

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Sarah Tancman was an analyst in a governmental office but than something unexpected happened;

"Sometimes women tend to imagine things. Especially when they're pregnant."

This is what Sara Tancman's doctor told her at the hospital, when she came to examine the situation of her twin embryos since she felt something was going wrong with the pregnancy. She was on her 5th month and since she knew better than that, she decided not to listen to the doctor and went to the emergency room. That day she lost her babies. Contemplating what the doctor told her: "Nothing is wrong" and that "Women tend to imagine things" Sarah realized her mission in life was to influence the way the health system is interacting with women. Sarah always wanted to work for social change, and this incident exposed her to a problem that is not being addressed. Previously working as an analyst in a governmental office, and now working in leading a change in Israel, we are talking with Sarah about her life changing incident, the major shift she did in her career and the different resources this kind of career requires.

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