Orna Donath

Orna Donath was born in 1976 in Ramat HaSharon

Orna Donath was born on October 15, 1976, in Ramat HaSharon, the second of two daughters. Her mother works in computers and her father is a business consultant.

She earned an MA in sociology and anthropology at Tel Aviv University in 2007, with a thesis on voluntary childlessness in Israel. Her PhD, also at Tel Aviv University, dealt with regret over motherhood. She then did postdoctoral work at Ben Gurion University, at its center for women's health studies.

Her 2011 book on choosing a life without children was the first study of its kind in Israel. Her book Regretting Motherhood, based on the stories of 23 women, drew international attention after a German interview and was published in many countries.

She teaches at Tel Aviv University, Ben Gurion University and the Academic College of Tel Aviv-Yafo. She has also held roles at the Sharon rape crisis center, including education coordinator and chair of the association.