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Introduction
As for 2017, gender equality is the fifth of seventeen sustainable development goals of
the United Nations, being a global issue that needs addressing urgently. According to UNFPA
(United Nations Fund for Population Activities), despite many international agreements
affirming their human rights, women are still much more likely than men to be poor and
illiterate. They have less access to property ownership, credit, training and employment. They
Iran, ranking the top five with regards to the number of laws that go against womens
development, is still struggling to eliminate the gender inequality. This report mainly
illustrates the transformation of Iranian womens status from three aspects: womens access to
After the Revolution of 1979 in Iran, the status of Iranian women got enhanced
remarkably. The majority of women had access to higher education within 20 years,
These transformations aroused strong dissatisfaction from part of the society, who
worried about the "social side-effects of rising educational standards among women,
including declining birth and marriage rates".[3] In this case, Iran's Ministry of Science,
Research and Technology issued a statement in August 2012 that 77 learning fields of women
[5] third:
been adopted by the Rouhani government yet.
there were three proposals
there were three proposals that had not been attained
Health and longevity rate
the society. Reports published on the United Nations Organization repeatedly emphasized that
Over the past three decades, Iran, developing rapidlyin social, economic and cultural, has
also improved the health conditions of Iranian women both physically and mentally.
According to a 2016 report, the average life expectancy of women in Iran has risen from
44.15 years in 1960 to 75.75 years in 2012.[7] In addition the maternal mortality rate has
depression in women was the top among diseases while it ranked second in 2003, along with
higher crime rate than men. These phenomena indicate that social barriers to womens health,
women.[7][8]
Political participation
[9]
Political participation is considered as a prerequisite to political development.
Therefore, to promote political development and improve women and childrens life quality,
the involvement of women in politics is of great importance. Although men are in the
majority of Iranian policymakers, the government has tried to advance the presence of women
in political stage. Ayatollah Khomeini, the leader of the Revolution in 1979, had upheld
womens political rights as a religious duty: Women have the rights to intervene in politics.
tend to be more succussful in provincial politics.[10] Recently, with the government of Present
Ahmadinejad, the previous policy of improve the political status of Iranian women has
Conclusion
After the Iranian Revolution in 1979, higher status of women can be achieved in
education, economics, politics and many other areas. Despite the effective efforts and policies
made by Iranian government, there still remain numerous social obstacles and challenges that
Works Cited
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[4] Staff writer (August 21, 2012). Male-order Education: Iran Bars Women from 77
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[10] Heshmat Sadat. (2011, 3). Participation of Women in Irans Policy. GEMC journal.