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Iranian Women Face Uphill Battle Toward Equal Pay

Iranian Women Face Uphill Battle Toward Equal Pay

Maziar Motamedi
Economy

◢ According to data compiled by IranSalary, the country's first specialized online platform for remunerations, Iranian women earned 27 percent less than their male counterparts in the previous Iranian year (ended March 2018). The wage gap has widened in recent years, rising from an average of 23 percent three years ago. For Aseyeh Hatami, Founder of IranTalent and IranSalary, bringing greater equality to Iran’s job market is a personal and professional mission.

As Delays Mount in Iran, Executives and Employers Face Tough Career Choices

As Delays Mount in Iran, Executives and Employers Face Tough Career Choices

Esfandyar Batmanghelidj
Economy

◢ In multinational companies, the prospect of earning a promotion is largely tied to the ability to meet targets and hit milestones with speed. For exectuives, working on Iran-related projects in the present environment makes this difficult to do.

◢ For employers, longer project timeframes make management and staffing more difficult. In the current environment, the main concern around human resource management is not recruitment, but retention. To improve retention, companies finding ways to encourage and reward persistence