Women's Rights & Movements in Iran

Some 60 percent of jobs in Iran are informal, with the figure rising to 70 percent in many provinces, which makes those workers more...

Most Iranian families have been subjected to increased economic and social problems throughout 2020 because of the coronavirus outbreak, but those headed by women...

Most violence against Iranian women is perpetrated by state agents, according to the Women’s Committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, and...

Iran has yet another world record to add to its collection. In addition to being the world’s leading executioner per capita and the world’s...

Iran is one of only six countries that have not signed the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against...

November 25 was the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, but for Iranian women that is still so far out of...

The Iranian government's most prevalent form of violence against women is the mandatory hijab. In this respect, 100 percent of women forced to veil...

Female peddlers in Iran are facing humiliation and the risk of death to make ends meet in these trying times. Battling poverty and institutionalized misogyny,...