Apr 21

Apr 21 Women in Virus-Hit Iran Tech Sector Fight to Keep Hard-Won jobs

As COVID-19 deepens the economic crisis in Iran, hitting the country’s start-up sector, Iranian women risk losing jobs that offered them seniority and influence all too rare in Iranian workplaces.

Oct 9

Oct 9 Iran Women to See Football Freely for First Time in Decades

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◢ Iranian women fans are free to enter a football stadium Thursday for the first time in decades, after FIFA threatened to suspend the Islamic republic over its controversial male-only policy. Women were quick to get their hands on tickets to attend Iran's 2022 World Cup qualifier against Cambodia at Tehran's Azadi Stadium on Thursday.

Feb 4

Feb 4 Iran Women See New Opportunities Alongside Old Barriers

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◢ As the Islamic republic marks its 40th birthday, few issues are more politically sensitive or full of contradictions than the status of women. After the revolution, Islamic laws gave women a lower legal status than men, requiring them, for example, in many cases to gain permission from their father or husband to leave the country.

Feb 28

Feb 28 Iran VP Says Government Against Using Force Over Hijab

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◢ Iran's vice president for women's affairs insisted Wednesday the government opposed using "force" to ensure women wear the hijab, after a spate of protests stirred debate over the mandatory headscarf.