Women

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  • Women increase share of most-cited Iranian researchers Today 15:34

    Women increase share of most-cited Iranian researchers

    TEHRAN – Female scholars constitute 665 out of 4,818 most-cited researchers of the country, more than 13 percent of the total, Ahmad Fazelzadeh, the head of the Islamic World Science Citation (ISC) Institute, has said.

  • leader 2024-12-17 20:06

    By Faramarz Kouhpayeh

    West pursues illegitimate interests under pretexts of freedom, women’s rights: Leader

    TEHRAN – In a gathering with thousands of Iranian women from different walks of life, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei criticized Western perspectives on women's rights, explaining that capitalist nations use them as a façade to serve their political and illegitimate interests.

  • VP for women pays visit to Christian charity 2024-12-14 15:28

    VP for women pays visit to Christian charity

    TEHRAN –Zahra Behrouz-Azar, the vice president for women and family affairs, paid a visit to Agounk Christian charity in Tehran on Saturday to become familiar with activities of the center toward empowering women and children.

  • Women are closely connected with environmental protection: head of DOE 2024-12-08 15:42

    Women are closely connected with environmental protection: head of DOE

    TEHRAN –Highlighting the role of women in preserving the environment, the head of the Department of Environment (DOE) has said boosting collaboration between different strata of society and developing green businesses are the key to protecting the environment.

  • A look at Western fantasies of unveiling and its disregard for Muslim women’s values 2024/12/07

    By Xavier Villar

    A look at Western fantasies of unveiling and its disregard for Muslim women’s values

    MADRID – The Iranian Parliament has definitively passed the legislation known as the "Support for Families through the Promotion of the Culture of Chastity and Hijab," more commonly referred to as the Hijab Law. According to official sources, the new regulation explicitly prohibits "nudity, the removal of the hijab, and inappropriate attire in public spaces, both physical and virtual."

  • Israel Gaza 2024-11-25 22:31

    By Wesam Bahrani 

    The horrors of northern Gaza

    TEHRAN- The Israeli regime continues to viciously attack northern Gaza showing no mercy to the civilian population, which its army has put under siege for almost 50 days now.

  • ‘Iran highlights empowering women in all aspects’ 2024-11-24 15:32

    ‘Iran highlights empowering women in all aspects’

    TEHRAN –Iran has always underscored the economic, cultural, social, and political empowerment of women as a key element in policy-making, legislation, and national planning, Fakhr al-Sadat Fatemi, an advisor to the deputy vice president for women and family affairs, has stated.

  • Iran, ESCAP to cooperate on empowering women, dealing with natural hazards 2024-11-22 15:15

    Iran, ESCAP to cooperate on empowering women, dealing with natural hazards

    TEHRAN –The Vice President for Women and Family Affairs, Zahra Behrouz-Azar, and the Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, have agreed to collaborate on empowering women as well as dealing with natural and environmental disasters.

  • Iran aims to promote women’s economic, social empowerment: VP 2024-11-20 14:48

    Iran aims to promote women’s economic, social empowerment: VP

    TEHRAN – Zahra Behrouz-Azar, the Vice President for Women and Family Affairs, has stated that the current administration focuses on empowering women in social and economic areas, as well as improving their access to social services and facilities through implementing certain national programs.

  • Women hold over 24% share of inventions in Iran 2024-11-18 15:53

    Women hold over 24% share of inventions in Iran

    TEHRAN –According to Zahra Behrouz-Azar, the Vice President for Women and Family Affairs, women account for more than 24 percent of inventions in the country, compared to the global average of 17 percent.

  • Bill on women's dignity yet to be approved 2024-11-12 15:44

    Bill on women's dignity yet to be approved

    TEHRAN –It has been four years since a bill on protecting women’s dignity against violence was first submitted to the parliament for approval. However, the bill is still in the process of beig approved.

  • The majority of Palestinians killed by Israel in Gaza are women and children. (Photo: Mahmoud Ajjour, The Palestine Chronicle) 2024-11-08 22:02

    70% of Gaza dead are women, children: UN

    The UN Human Rights Office said on Friday that nearly 70 percent of those killed in Israel’s ongoing war on Gaza are women and children,  calling it “a systematic violation of the fundamental principles of international humanitarian law”.

  • Life expectancy reaches 78 years for Iranian women 2024-10-22 16:46

    Life expectancy reaches 78 years for Iranian women

    TEHRAN – In the past four decades, women’s life expectancy has increased from 54 years to 78 years, Malihe Kianfar, an official with the health ministry, has announced.

  • National women’s health week being held 2024-10-15 15:38

    National women’s health week being held

    TEHRAN –National women's health week is being observed from October 15 to 21 across the country.

  • 30% of Iran’s handicrafts made by nomadic communities 2024-10-06 17:50

    30% of Iran’s handicrafts made by nomadic communities

    TEHRAN – Some 30% of Iran’s handicrafts are produced by its nomadic communities, according to Mojtaba Mizban, the deputy of infrastructure development at the Nomads Affairs Organization of Iran.

  • Jail 2024-09-16 22:36

    Nearly 100 Palestinian women held in Israeli prisons

    At least 94 Palestinian women are behind bars in Israeli jail, according to the Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs and the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society.

  • Women should be empowered through digital economy to solve social problems: VP 2024-09-13 14:41

    Women should be empowered through digital economy to solve social problems: VP

    TEHRAN –Zahra Behrouz-Azar, the Vice President for Women and Family Affairs, has said that women should be empowered through the development of the digital economy to solve social problems.

  • Israel hits another school in Nuseirat camp, 14 killed, many under rubble 2024-09-11 22:47

    Women, children are torn into pieces in attack on Gaza school

    The Palestinian Civil Defence has said that at least 14 people, including women and children, were killed in an Israeli air attack on a school-turned-shelter in the Nuseirat school in central Gaza Strip.

  • Buthaina, director of the Wefaq Association for Women and Childcare (WEFAQ), ActionAid’s partner in Gaza 2024-09-10 19:25

    Gaza is hell for aid workers – and it is doubly difficult if you are a woman

    I will not hide from you that I suffer from anxiety. Like most humanitarian workers, I can’t sleep. I can’t have sound, uninterrupted sleep as a result of the fear. Fear haunts us in every step. I am one of the founders of the Wefaq Association. Since 2010, the most important work we do is provide protection, economic, legal and psychological support, for women who have been victims of violence and for children at risk.

  • VP pledges to pursue joining OIC Women's Development Organization 2024-08-14 15:54

    VP pledges to pursue joining OIC Women's Development Organization

    TEHRAN - Zahra Behrouz-Azar, the newly-appointed vice-president for Women and Family Affairs, has said the administration will follow up on a bill to join the Women's Development Organization of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), IRNA reported.

  • Oman calls for sharing experiences in women, family affairs with Iran 2024-04-29 15:59

    Oman calls for sharing experiences in women, family affairs with Iran

    TEHRAN –Oman's Minister of Social Development, Laila Ahmed Al Najjar expressed interest in boosting ties and sharing experiences in women and family affairs with Iran.

  • Iran to use IORA potential to empower women 2024-04-22 15:10

    Iran to use IORA potential to empower women

    TEHRAN –Iran plans to benefit from the potential of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) to implement projects for empowering women in the country.

  • Gaza women 2024-04-17 22:34

    UN: Israel’s ‘war on women’ orphaned 19,000 Gaza kids

    United Nations (UN) Women on Tuesday announced the deaths of more than 10,000 women in the Gaza Strip, which has been suffering a devastating Israeli war for more than six months.

  • UNDP takes significant steps in empowering Iranian women 2024-03-27 14:16

    UNDP takes significant steps in empowering Iranian women

    TEHRAN - Over the years, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Iran, in collaboration with both national and international partners, has taken significant steps in empowering women economically through various initiatives.

  • Gaza woman 2024-03-17 22:25

    Gaza women brave relentless nightmares, inspire world with their courage

    Palestinian women in the Gaza Strip have disproportionately borne the brunt of Israel’s genocidal war on the tiny territory.

  • Gaza women 2024-03-08 22:54

    UNRWA: 63 women killed in Gaza per day

    An average of 63 women are killed every day, with 37 of them being mothers “who leave their families behind” in the Gaza Strip, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees said, Hurriyet Daily reported.

  • Time to recognize women’s critical role in agriculture – and invest in it! 2024-03-05 15:21

    By Jong-Jin Kim, FAO Assistant Director-General

    Time to recognize women’s critical role in agriculture – and invest in it!

    Despite women's significant contributions to our agrifood systems in the Asia-Pacific region, women continue to face persistent obstacles, including limited access to resources, services, and discriminatory practices all along the food value chain. As we gather to celebrate this year’s International Women's Day (IWD), it is time for action, to fully recognize women's indispensable role in the fields, in the factories, and those running small and medium-sized companies, associations and cooperatives – all of which produce the nutritious food we eat each day.

  • Gaza women 2024-03-02 22:23

    UN Women calls war in Gaza "a war on women"

    UN Women, a United Nations organization dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women, has called the war in Gaza "also a war on women."

  • Women revive West Azarbaijan’s handicrafts 2024-02-18 18:04

    Women revive West Azarbaijan’s handicrafts

    TEHRAN - Morteza Safari, who presides over the tourism directorate of West Azarbaijan province, highlighted a significant trend, stating that over 60% of the workforce in the province's handicraft industries comprises women.

  • Interview: expert explores women’s role in Persian carpet weaving 2024-01-07 18:21

    By Afshin Majlesi

    Interview: expert explores women’s role in Persian carpet weaving

    ISFAHAN – The art of carpet weaving has been an integral part of Iranian culture and tradition with many women as its silent heroes for centuries.