Biography
Dr Majeda Awawdeh is an academic, entrepreneur and advocate for women’s education based in Sydney, Australia. Born in the 1948 region, one of two million Palestinians with Israeli citizenship living under occupation, her early life was shaped by patriarchy, civil discrimination, the rise of Islamic conservatism and the complex realities of being a Palestinian citizen of Israel. Majeda holds a bachelor’s degree in mathematics, a master’s in mathematics education, and a PhD in mathematics education and Cognitive Load Theory. She is also a Telstra Business Women’s Award-winner.
