23.8 million people are the economically active population in Iran however, according to an official report issued by the Iran Census Center on the work force from the period of March 2013 to March 2014, the number of active women has decreased 8.6%.
During the mentioned 12 months, of the 710,000 number of jobs created, some 1,012,000 job opportunities have been added to employ men, while 303,000 job opportunities were decreased for women.
The state-run Tasnim news agency admits recent plans mentioned by the Iranian regime’s Majlis (parliament) have had a negative effect on women’s employment.
(State-run Tasnim news agency – December 30, 2014)
