The Academic Conference and the Status of Women: The Annual Meetings of the Israeli Geographical SocietyFootnote*

*We are grateful for Deborah Bernstein and Oren Yiftachel for their comments on earlier versions of this article. We also appreciate the helpful suggestions of four anonymous referees.

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